FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2011 file photo, President Barack Obama, accompanied by American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, gestures while speaking in a building under construction in Washington. Loose ends and thorny partisan tensions on education await the next Congress and President Barack Obama&#x27;s second term. First up is the fiscal cliff, which will slash billions from the Department of Education&#x27;s budget if lawmakers don&#x27;t act this year.  (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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