Education

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President Obama holds ups his proposed American Jobs Act legislation while speaking at Abraham Lincoln High School in Denver on Sept. 27, 2011. (Associated Press)

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'HAVE A HEART': Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican presidential hopeful, is taking some heat from conservatives over his position on in-state tuition for illegal immigrants. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this 2011 file photo, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam (left) voiced his support for President Obama's education reform proposal, which frees states from the "failing" schools designation and other mandates of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law. (Associated Press)

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A Hazmat team enters the Chemistry Building on the University of Maryland campus in College Park on Monday after an explosion and small fire injured two students in a lab. (Associated Press)

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The legacy of Doris "Granny D" Haddock will be preserved at the Keene State College library after the activist's family donated her journals, letters, photographs and memorabilia to the school. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** President Obama stands with educators and students as he speaks Sept. 23, 2011, at the White House about No Child Left Behind Reform. Also seen are Education Secretary Arne Duncan (left), Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam (second from right) and Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee (right). (Associated Press)

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More than 5,000 high school, college and professional football teams will salute Ronald Reagan's centennial birthday with a special coin toss this weekend. (Courtesy Warner Brothers)

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Associated Press Sixth-grader Colin Green, 11, grabs a clipboard for his next class Sept. 13 inside a tent "classroom" at Moretown, Vt., Elementary School. Flooding damage was estimated at more than $300,000.

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A sign at Josh Fattal's former high school in Wyncote, Pa., announces his and fellow American Shane Bauer's release from a Tehran prison on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011, after more than two years in custody. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Students at Josh Fattal's former high school sign a banner on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011, in Wyncote, Pa. Fellow American Shane Bauer and Mr. Fattal, jailed in Iran for two years on charges of spying, were released from a Tehran prison on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Two-time NBA scoring champion Kevin Durant (left) of Oklahoma City shares a light moment with Charlotte rookie Kemba Walker at a summer-league all-star game at Coolidge High School. (Associated Press)

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A new flavor of Ben & Jerry's ice cream called Schweddy Balls, based on a SNL comedy skit, is causing quite a stir among parents. (Provided by Ben & Jerry's)

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"This is definitely my passion," D.C. Teacher of the Year Shira Fishman says of teaching. After working as a mechanical engineer, she changed careers and now teaches math at McKinley Technology High School in Northeast. "She has an uncanny ability to make the content come to life," says McKinley Principal David Pinder. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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McKinley students (from left) Robert Shedrick Jr., Malik Harleston, and Ryan Sturdivant work through a math problem with Shira Fishman, the District's Teacher of the Year for 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Kyle Chandler, who played a high school football coach in "Friday Night Lights," holds his Emmy for lead actor in a drama series. "I knew for a fact I would not be standing here. I did not write anything," he said. (Associated Press)

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Hecklers follow Elizabeth Eckford as she walks away from Little Rock's Central High School on Sept. 4, 1957, after she was turned away by the Arkansas National Guards. More than 50 years later, some Little Rock schools still receive money to help with the desegregation effort, but the state wants to stop paying. (Associated Press)

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Students shout slogans as they protest on the Sanaa University campus in Sanaa, Yemen, on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011, to show their support of a boycott of university studies as part of demonstrations demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. The Arabic on the billboard reads, "The resumption of school before dropping the regime is betrayal to the blood of the martyrs." (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)