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Patrick Woods, a freshman at Pine Forest High School in Fayetteville, N.C., picks up an American flag from the remains of structures on the softball field at the school on Saturday, April 16, 2011. (AP Photo/The Fayetteville Observer, Michael Conti)
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Cliff Tucker is a familiar face to Maryland baskeball fans, but with his eligibility in that sport done, he is trying to catch on with the Terps' football team as a wide receiver, a position he last played in high school. (Rod Lamkey/The Washington Times)
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Fans in Caps uniforms walk in front of the Verizon Center as the pep band from Freedom High School in Woodbridge, Va., plays before a playoff game between the Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers in Washington on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Freedom High School drum major Caleb Wesley from Woodbridge, Va., pumps up his pep band as they perform before a Capitals playoff game against the New York Rangers in Washington on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Kindergarten teacher Sue larue, tries out an iPad Tuesday, April 12, 2011 in Auburn, Maine. Five kindergarten teachers were given iPads to try out in preparation for next year when nearly 300 kindergarteners will be given their own iPad2s. (AP Photo/Joel Page)
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President Obama greets students from Altona Middle School in Longmont, Colo., on the South Portico of the White House on Monday. Shalini Schane (second from left) had written to the president. (Associated Press)
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President Obama walks back toward the Rose Garden of the White House on Monday after meeting students from Altona Middle School in Longmont, Colo. The president received a letter from a school parent who was worried that her son's trip would be canceled by a government shutdown, which was averted. (Associated Press)
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This undated photo courtesy of Sarah Lawrence College shows students on the campus of Sarah Lawrence in Bronxville, N.Y. Tens of thousands of high school students sweated over their college applications, huddled at mailboxes for acceptances and will face the final push toward the rest of their lives over the next few weeks. (Associated Press/Sarah Lawrence College)
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Kindergarten students learn about the life and death of fish at the Blue School in New York. The children developed a curiosity toward the subject after fish in a classroom aquarium died during winter vacation. (Associated Press)
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First-grade students learn sign language at the Blue School, which allows children to play a role in choosing their curriculum. (Associated Press)
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Black light illuminates a hallway at the Blue School in New York. The private school was founded by members of the Blue Man Group so they could have a school creative enough for their own children. (Associated Press)
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In this March 31, 2011 photo, first-graders learn sign language at the Blue School in New York. The private preschool and elementary school was founded by original members of the Blue Man Group so they could send their own children to a school that was creative enough for them. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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In this March 31, 2011 photo, a teacher leads her students in a discussion of artwork illuminated by ultraviolet lamps in a hallway of the Blue School, in New York. The private preschool and elementary school was founded by original members of the Blue Man Group so they could send their own children to a school that was creative enough for them. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan
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From left, Janet Barresi, Oklahoma superintendent of public instruction; Gary Amoroso, Lakeville, Minn., schools superintendent; Yohance Maqubela, CFO of Howard University Middle School of Math and Science; and Terry Grier, superintendent of Houston Independent School District, testify Thursday before a House panel on education reform. Mr. Grier said that lawmakers must find a "careful blend of accountability with flexibility" in those reforms. (Associated Press)
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New York City Deputy Mayor Dennis Walcott answers reporters' questions Thursday after he was hastily appointed to the position of schools chancellor by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. Initial reaction to Mr. Walcott, who attended the city's public schools in his youth, was largely positive. Mr. Walcott's predecessor lasted fewer than 100 days before she was forced out. (Associated Press)
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A woman reacts outside a school after a shooting at the school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, April 7, 2011. Brazilian authorities say that a gunman opened fire in an elementary school in Rio de Janeiro and at least 13 people are dead, including the gunman. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
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Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi gave some advice to students at Rutgers: "Study hard, but party harder." (Associated Press)
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Butler students Margaret Seitz, left, and Chelsea Clevenger react to a Butler score, while watching the broadcast of Butler playing Connecticut in the NCAA Final Four basketball championship game at a viewing party at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Monday, April 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Tom Strickland)
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Connecticut students celebrate in Storrs, Conn., after UConn beat Butler 53-41 in Houston in the championship game of the NCAA college basketball tournament Final Four, Monday, April 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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"Any reduction to the Pell program would come at a much higher cost for our country down the road," said Sen. Tom Harkin, Iowa Democrat, admitting "tough budget decisions" are ahead. Education Secretary Arne Duncan projected that the Pell Grant program that helps low-income students afford college could face a $20 billion shortfall in 2012. (Associated Press)
