President Obama announced an initiative to give e-books to low-income students while visiting the Anacostia Library in Washington on Thursday. Shawn Thew//LANDOV hide caption
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Sidney Poitier (right) and Glenn Ford (standing) in the 1955 film Blackboard Jungle. The Kobal Collection hide caption
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Corinthian operated colleges and training programs under the names Everest College, Heald, WyoTech and QuickStart Intelligence. This location is in Milwaukee. Jeramey Jannene/Flickr hide caption
Edgar Ramirez, 17, and his mother, Alma, appear before Judge Williams. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption
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Architecture professor Diana Agrest evaluates her students' work during a class critique at Cooper Union in New York. LA Johnson/NPR hide caption
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A school bus passes a sign encouraging parents to have their children opt out of state tests in Rotterdam, N.Y. Mike Groll/AP hide caption
Anti-Test 'Opt-Out' Movement Makes A Wave In New York State
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Craig Adams, Jr., 18, is studying for his second try at the high school equivalency exam. LA Johnson/NPR hide caption
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Students arrive at CLA. More than half end up here after being expelled from other schools, usually for fighting, weapons or drugs. LA Johnson/NPR hide caption