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Maryland guard Pe'Shon Howard dribbles the ball against North Florida during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum arrives to speak at Rock The Caucus assembly held at Valley High School on the day of the Iowa caucus, West Des Moines, IA, Tuesday, January 3, 2012. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, center, walks past high school sports portraits after giving a speech at a Rock The Caucus assembly held at Valley High School on the day of the Iowa caucus, West Des Moines, IA, Tuesday, January 3, 2012. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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AIMING HIGHER: D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown will introduce a bill that requires all students to apply to at least one college as a way "to do better for themselves." (The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul of Texas is introduced at a forum at Valley High School, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, in West Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann autographs campaign signs for Juniors and seniors from Taylor High School in Cincinnati, Ohio during a campaign stop. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann dances along side juniors and seniors from Taylor High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann along side her husband, Marcus, right, greets Juniors and seniors from Taylor High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann signs campaign signs for Juniors and seniors from Taylor High School in Cincinnati, Ohio after visiting Paula's Maid Rite Restaurant on a campaign stop, West Des Moines, IA, Monday, January 2, 2012. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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After a campaign stop at Paula's Maid Rite Restaurant in West Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, Michele Bachmann greets Advanced Placement government and history students from Taylor High School of Cincinnati, Ohio. Mrs. Bachmann's husband, Marcus, is at right. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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At the "Animal Grossology" exhibit at the National Geographic Museum, your child will learn that the cow — not his friend Jimmy — is the gassiest creature on Earth

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Israeli Arab Maram Faour, a teacher from the Arab town of Kabul, teaches a class in the Arabic language to Israeli schoolchildren in a school in Yokneam. A growing number of Israeli schools are hiring Arab teachers. Educators say they hope to break down barriers in a society where Jewish and Arab citizens have little day-to-day interaction and often view each other with suspicion. (Associated Press)

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"Right now, there are no real incentives to dissuade colleges and universities from continuing to raise tuition. It's not going to be easy, but there's no excuse for complacency," Vice President Joseph R. Biden told high school students in Florida this month. (Florida Times-Union via Associated Press)

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"I am gratified that the Legislature removed the definition of public employer from the bill, which included institutions of higher education, in favor of a definition of public employees that makes no specific reference to university employees," said Gov. Rick Snyder, Michigan Republican. (Associated Press)

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"No one is immune from the waves of change. ...We are witnessing something that is transformative and whose full impact will play out over years, maybe decades, ahead." - Nicholas Burns, a professor of diplomacy and international politics at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and a former No. 3 official at the State Department

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Air Force Brigadier General Select Peter Masciola head home after surprising his 10 year old son Kevin, left, and 12 year old daughter Tamara, center, at their school, Saint Columbus School, by coming home for Christmas after a 6 month deployment outside Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, December 19, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Air Force Brigadier General Select Peter Masciola head home after surprising his 10 year old son Kevin and 12 year old daughter Tamara at their school, Saint Columbus School, by coming home for Christmas after a 6 month deployment outside Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, December 19, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Celestial McBride, 14, and her 12-year-old brother, Sevan, take classes at the Florida Virtual School from their Mims, Fla., home. More children than ever are taking classes online, but some educators are raising questions about virtual learning. (Associated Press)

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Friday is the last day to see Hong Seon Jang's exhibit — Sugar High — at the University of Maryland's Stamp Student Union.

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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a GOP presidential hopeful, is seen through a window on a door as he spoke to students at the University of Iowa College of Public Health in Iowa City on Wednesday. Mr. Gingrich has been criticized for a $500,000 jewelry bill at Tiffany's. (Associated Press)