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In this photo taken Aug. 5, 2010, former Hofstra football players Keith Ferrara, left, and Luke Bonus pose in front of the house Bonus shares with some of the school's lacrosse players, located across the street from the what was once the school's football field in Uniondale, N.Y., Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. Hofstra administrators cut football last December. The school cited financial reasons and a lack of fan interest but the move shocked the school's 84 players. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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In a July 28, 2010, photo, Valdosta High School tight end Jay Rome poses for a photo at Valdosta High School in Valdosta, Ga. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jason Getz)
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In this photo taken Aug. 20, 2010, Dorman High School's Charone Peake (19) runs past a defender on his way to score a touchdown during a high school football jamboree in Spartanburg, S.C. (AP Photo/Spartanburg Herald-Journal, John Byrum)
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In this photo taken Dec., 16, 2009, Asheville High School junior defensive end Jeoffrey Pagan poses for a portrait in Asheville, N.C. (AP Photo/John Fletcher, Asheville Citizen-Times)
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In this photo taken Aug. 22, 2010, Brock Mealer, brother of Michigan offensive lineman Elliott Mealer, sits in his wheelchair decorated with a "Michigan" sticker, before Michigan's annual NCAA college football media day in Ann Arbor, Mich. Mealer, who is an Ohio State graduate student, has been training with Michigan's strength coaches to recover from a paralyzing car accident in 2008 and strives to lead the Wolverines onto the field for their home opener against Connecticut on Sept. 4, walking without assistance. (AP Photo/Tony Ding)
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In this photo taken Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010, Lakota West offensive Lineman Ryan Kelly (78) blocks on a running play for his teammate Keith Stelle during a high school football game in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Tony Tribble)
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In this photo taken Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010, Huber Heights Wayne quarterback Braxton Miller runs the ball during a High School Football game against Cincinnati Moeller, Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Tony Tribble)
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In this Aug. 19, 2009, photo, Angleton High School quarterback Quandre Diggs poses for a portrait in Angleton, Texas. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Brett Coomer)
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In this July 23, 2009, photo, Steele High School running back Malcolm Brown poses for a photo in San Antonio. (AP Photo/San Antonio Express-News, Edward A. Ornelas)
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In this July 23, 2009, photo, James Madison High School running back Aaron Green, left, and Steele High School running back Malcolm Brown pose for photos in San Antonio. (AP Photo/San Antonio Express-News, Edward A. Ornelas)
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In a July 23, 2009, photo, James Madison High School running back Aaron Green poses for a photo in San Antonio. (AP Photo/San Antonio Express-News, Edward A. Ornelas)
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In this photo taken Nov. 13, 2009, football player DeAnthony Arnett of Saginaw High School poses for potrait in Saginaw, Mich. (AP Photo/The Saginaw News, Jeff Schrier)
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In this photo taken Aug. 12, 2010, Renaissance High School linebacker Lawrence Thomas is shown during high school football practice in Detroit. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, David Coates)
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In this photo taken Sept. 11, 2009, Edwardsville High School running back Rodney Coe breaking through an opening during a game in Edwardsville, Ill. (AP Photo/Belleville News-Democrat, Tim Vizer)
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Trenise Duvernay teaches a fourth-grade math class at Alice M. Harte Charter School in New Orleans. New Orleans, whose schools were ravaged five years ago by Hurricane Katrina, has relied heavily on charter schools to rebuild its public education system. (Associated Press)
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FILE - In tis Nov. 14, 2009, file photo, Texas A&M quarterback Jerrod Johnson passes against Oklahoma during the third quarter of an NCAA college football game in Norman, Okla. Johnson spent last spring student-teaching elementary and high school kids, and football wasn't necessarily the first thing on his mind. Now that he'sback with his teammates, Texas A&M's star quarterback has realized that the skills he used in the classroom have helped improve how he deals with things on the field. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
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** FILE ** In 2008, Army Pvt. Edurado Arceo of Pamona, Ca. studies for his General Educational Development certificate in a new Army program dedicated to helping high school dropouts earn their GEDs before they move on to basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, File)
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D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee (right) talks with third-grader Kmone Feeling, who wants to be a librarian, during a visit to J.O. Wilson Elementary School in Northeast Washington on Monday, Aug. 23, 2010, the first day of the new academic year. D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (second from left) and Principal Sheryl Warley (left) stand at the back. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Mathematics teacher Jose Infante shows the perfume used to attract jaguars as part of the project. The scent seems to make some cats pause, but apparently sent one jaguar into a frenzy. (Associated Press)
