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Sparkman High School seniors Sarah Donahue (left) and Leslie Easley, both 18, work in a science class in Sparkman, Ark. In an effort to save their school, residents in Sparkman are sending their graduates to college. (Associated Press)
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Virginia Tech senior and resident adviser David Dorsett (left) visits with fellow student Matt Londrey. Virginia Tech, among many other public colleges and universities, is raising tuition rates this fall. (Associated Press)
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PRATIK SHAH/THE WASHINGTON TIMES Milwaukee Bucks point guard Brandon Jennings shoots during a game at Spingarn High School in Northeast D.C. Jennnings graduated from Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Va.
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This photo provided by California University of Pennsylvania shows a letter postmarked February 1958 that arrived at the campus mailroom last week. The love letter to a college student is on its way to his current home in Illinois. (Associated Press)
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROD LAMKEY JR./THE WASHINGTON TIMES "Great schools, great people, great community connections" is the mantra of Kaya Henderson, the chancellor of D.C. public schools.
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**FILE PHOTO ** The controversy over racial preferences in higher education admissions may lead colleges and universities to reexamine how to legally create racial diversity. (Associated Press)
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Janet Turner, 42, wipes the sweat off her brow while watering her plot at the Decatur High School Community Garden on Tuesday, July 12, 2011, in Decatur, Ga. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)
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A member of a Pakistani tribal militia stands with locals outside a school gutted by militants in Nusrat Dara in Dir, Pakistan on July 7, 2011. (Associated Press)
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDIA RELATIONS Whitney Neuhauser, a former University of Virginia standout, qualified for the U.S. Women's Open on her fourth try at making the tournament.
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Incoming students, or plebes, read their Reef Points booklets as they await further instructions during Induction Day in Alumni Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis on Thursday, June 30, 2011. The Reef Points serve as an introduction to the Navy, and the plebes are expected to memorize all of the facts in the book. They are instructed to hold the books squarely in front of their face as they read them. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Incoming U.S. Naval Academy students, or plebes, stand straight as they await further instructions during Induction Day in Alumni Hall at the academy in Annapolis on Thursday, June 30, 2011. Induction Day marks the day the young men and women begin their transformation from civilians to midshipmen and begin their plebe-summer training program. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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1/C Matthews Adams (right), a senior at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, instructs plebes, or first-year students, to walk "fast and with purpose" as they make their way from getting their hair cut to picking up their gear during Induction Day at the academy in Annapolis on Thursday, June 30, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Incoming U.S. Naval Academy students, or plebes, read their Reef Points booklets while waiting with their Navy-issued gear to head to their dormitory on Induction Day at the academy in Annapolis on Thursday, June 30, 2011. The Reef Points serve as an introduction to the Navy, and the plebes are expected to memorize all of the facts in the book. They are instructed to hold the books squarely in front of their face as they read them. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Plebe Joshua Werling of Beloit, Wis., gets his hair cut during Induction Day for first-year students in Alumni Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis on Thursday, June 30, 2011. Induction Day marks the day the young men and women begin their transformation from civilians to midshipmen and begin their plebe-summer training program. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Incoming U.S. Naval Academy students, or plebes, learn how to put on their hats properly during Induction Day in Alumni Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis on Thursday, June 30, 2011. Induction Day marks the day the young men and women begin their transformation from civilians to midshipmen and begin their plebe-summer training program. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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College lecturers picket outside Croydon College in south London as thousands of public-service workers and teachers in the United Kingdom strike over pension cuts on Thursday, June 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
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Associated Press photographs Cambodian students look at books about the Khmer Rouge at a high School in Phnom Penh. Eight years after the creation of a U.N.-backed multinational panel to hold trials on the regime, it is riven by suspicion.
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COLUMBIA PICTURES-SONY VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS Cameron Diaz's "Bad Teacher" can be pretty funny as she tries to raise money for plastic surgery, land a rich husband and escape the classroom.
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Joplin High School in Joplin, Mo., was one of three schools there that were destroyed by a tornado late last month. Because so many were damaged or destroyed, half of the high school students will attend classes in an empty big-box store. (Associated Press)
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A recently carved eagle representing the school's mascot stands guard in front of what was Joplin High School. It was carved by a Tennessee artist from the remnants of an oak tree that was sliced in two and stripped of its bark by the twister. (Associated Press)
