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A man displays a sign before an NCAA college football game between Nebraska and Penn State Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Michelle Hartman works with her elementary students at a Plantation, Fla. school. Teachers, who have historically been paid less than other professionals, have long found themselves taking second jobs. The high numbers raise long simmering questions about elevating the teaching status in the United States, and what the impact is for students in the classroom. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)
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Penn State University Board of Trustees member Kenneth C. Frazier, President of Merck & Co., is surrounded by media after being appointed by the trustees to chair a special committee to investigate the alleged child abuse on campus, in State College, Pa., Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. The Penn State University Board of Trustees who fired legendary football coach Joe Paterno and school president Graham Spanier are meeting in the wake of the massive shakeup prompted by a child sex-abuse scandal.(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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John Surma, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Penn State University Board of Trustees, center, answers questions after announcing the firing of university President Graham Spanier, and football coach Joe Paterno in State College, Pa.,Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. At left is Steve Garban, senior vice-president for finance and operations. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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HONOR GUARD: Alexander Hubichi (from left), Matthew Cranford, Thomas Shedlick, and Matthew Shipley, Army JROTC cadets at St. John's College High School, carry the colors Thursday at the District of Columbia War Memorial. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)
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A man is taken into police custody early Thursday morning in State College, Pa., after Penn State students took to the streets to protest the firing of football coach Joe Paterno. The university's board of trustees dismissed Mr. Paterno and President Graham Spanier at a Wednesday night news conference.
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Alexander Hubichi, from left, Matthew Cranford, Thomas Shedlick, and Matthew Shipley, Army JROTC cadets from St. John's College High School, carry the colors for a rededication ceremony following renovations of the District of Columbia WWI Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 10, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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Students react off of campus late Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, in State College, Pa. Hundreds of students gathered about two blocks from the campus, with some chanting "We want Joe! We want Joe!" Some shook a lamp post and others tipped over a news van, kicking out its windows. Police fired bursts of pepper gas to control the crowd. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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** FILE ** Penn State coach Joe Paterno (left) walks with assistant coach Tom Bradley on the field before an NCAA college football game against Syracuse in State College, Pa., on Sept. 12, 2009. The university's trustees have chosen Bradley as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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In this Jan. 28, 1965, file photo, former Penn State associate football coach Joe Paterno directs players at State College, Pa. Penn State trustees fired head football coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier amid the growing furor over how the school handled sex abuse allegations against an assistant coach, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. (AP Photo, File)
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** FILE ** Michael Pilato paints over the image of Jerry Sandusky, a former defensive coordinator at Penn State, on a mural on College Avenue in State College, Pa., on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Lake Fong)
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Students greet Penn State coach Joe Paterno as he arrives at his home on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, in State College, Pa. Paterno's support among the Penn State board of trustees was described Tuesday as "eroding," threatening to end the 84-year-old coach's career amid a child-sex-abuse scandal involving a former assistant and one-time heir apparent. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Evan Ponter, a junior at Penn State, protests in front of Old Main on the college campus on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, in State College, Pa. Assistant Athletic Director Jeff Nelson announced Tuesday that head football coach Joe Paterno's weekly NCAA college football news conference had been canceled. (AP Photo/York Daily Record, Jason Plotkin)
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Ousted Penn State coach Joe Paterno and his wife, Sue, on the front porch of their house, address students on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. The students yelled, "We are Penn State!" to which Paterno responded, "Yes, we are!" (AP Photo/The Patriot-News, Joe Hermitt)
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Police hold back Penn State students after they reacted off campus early on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011, in State College, Pa., to the firing of football coach Joe Paterno on Wednesday. Hundreds of students gathered about two blocks from the campus, with some chanting, "We want Joe! We want Joe!" Some shook a lamppost, and others tipped over a news van, kicking out its windows. Police fired bursts of pepper gas. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Penn State students walk along a street on Wednesday night, Nov. 9, 2011, in State College, Pa., after the university's board of trustees fired football coach Joe Paterno and university President Graham Spanier amid the growing furor over how the school handled sex-abuse allegations against a former assistant coach. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Police head across a street in State College, Pa., on Wednesday night, Nov. 9, 2011, as students gather after the Penn State board of trustees voted to fire football coach Joe Paterno and university President Graham Spanier. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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A student is taken into police custody on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011, following a gathering of Penn State students and others off campus after the firing of football coach Joe Paterno and university President Graham Spanier on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Penn State students react off campus late Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, in State College, Pa. Hundreds gathered about two blocks from the campus, with some chanting, "We want Joe! We want Joe!" Some shook a lamppost and others tipped over a news van, kicking out its windows. Police fired bursts of pepper gas to control the crowd. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Penn State coach Joe Paterno and his wife, Sue, on the front porch of their house, address students after the Penn State board of trustees announced the resignation of university President Graham Spanier and the firing of Paterno on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Joe Hermitt, The Patriot-News)
