Education

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Pope Benedict XVI presides over a Celebration of Catholic Education at St Mary's University College, in London, on Friday Sept.17, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI is on the second day of a four-day visit, the first-ever state visit by a Pope to Britain. (AP Photo/Ben Stansall, Pool)

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** FILE ** Children hold crucifixes during then-Pope Benedict XVI's visit at St. Mary's University College in London, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

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Pope Benedict XVI greets a child during his visit at ST. Mary University college in London, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

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A protester holds a banner surrounded by police as people demonstrate outside St Mary's University College in Twickemham, London where Pope Benedict XVI is due arrive to celebrate catholic education, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI is on a four-day visit, the first-ever state visit by a Pope to Britain. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

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A protester holds a banner whilst demonstrating outside St Mary's University College in Twickemham, west London where Pope Benedict XVI arrived to celebrate catholic education, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI is on a four-day visit, the first-ever state visit by a Pope to Britain. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

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Protesters hold their banners whilst demonstrating outside St Mary's University College in Twickemham, west London where Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Catholic education, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI is on a four-day visit, the first-ever state visit by a Pope to Britain. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

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A school-girl takes a photograph of Pope Benedict XVI with her phone at at St Mary's University College during day two of the Pope's four day state visit to Britain in Twickenham, London Friday Sept.17, 2010. (AP Photo/Peter Macdiarmid, Pool)

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Pope Benedict XVI greets faithful during his visit at St. Mary University college in London, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

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Children from the Holy Cross Primary School in Plymouth western England meet Pope Benedict XVI during a celebration of Catholic education at St Mary's University College, Twickenham, London. Friday Sept. 17, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI is on the second day of a four-day visit, the first-ever state visit by a Pope to Britain. (AP Photo/ Steve Parsons/Pool)

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Line of police officers watch over the crowd outside St Mary's University College in Twickemham, London where Pope Benedict XVI is attending a celebration of catholic education, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI is on a four-day visit, the first-ever state visit by a Pope to Britain. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

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Pope Benedict XVI presides during a celebration of Catholic Education at St Mary's University College, in Twickenham, London, Friday Sept. 17, 2010. Thousands of cheering Catholic schoolchildren feted Pope Benedict XVI with songs and gifts Friday on his second day in Britain, offering a boisterous welcome as the pontiff urged them to ignore the shallow temptations of today's "celebrity culture." (AP Photo/Ben Stansall, Pool)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Sister Julia Marie walks with students to her classroom before teaching a chemistry class at St. Cecilia Academy, a high school, on Tuesday in Nashville, Tenn. The Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia has 27 postulants entering the convent this fall, likely the largest group of new nuns in training in the U.S., according to religious scholars.

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Sygifrid Saweru is headmaster of Msaranga Secondary School, one of dozens of secondary schools built in the region to accommodate a surge in primary school graduates. The desks are on dirt floors because the building is only half-finished. (Associated Press)

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Students crowd a biology class at Msaranga Secondary School near Moshi, Tanzania, where youngsters hunger for education. To get into the classroom, however, they have to pay substantial fees for items such as uniforms and desks. (Associated Press)

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A D.C. Mayoral Primary Election ballot is seen on election day at the Takoma School in Washington on September 14, 2010. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

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D.C. residents cast their ballots during the D.C. Mayoral Primary Election's at Plummer Elementary School in Washington on September 14, 2010. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

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Students arrive at the Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools complex in Los Angeles. The site where Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1968 opened Monday as a $578 million complex of schools for thousands of students after years of disputes over historic preservation. (Associated Press)

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Imam Zaid Shakir lectures during Islamic history class at Zaytuna College in Berkeley. In the years to come, Zaytuna's founders hope to enroll more students, add more majors, offer graduate programs and have their own campus. The school is raising money from Muslim communities in the U.S. (Associated Press)