• Some States Pushing Back Against New Common Core Standards
• Source: AP/Miami Herald   |   Nation   |   May 28, 2013
• While proponents say the new standards will better prepare students, critics worry they'll set a national curriculum for public schools rather than letting states decide what is best for their students.

• Police, Social Service Agencies Team Up to Fight Crime in Indianapolis
• Source: Indianapolis Star   |   Indianapolis   |   May 28, 2013
• Officers are being trained to arrive on calls equipped with contacts for community, church, philanthropic and government agencies to which they can refer residents in crisis or professionals they can call on the spot.

• Wildfire Forces Thousands of California Campers to Flee
• Source: AP/USA Today   |   California   |   May 28, 2013
• The fire broke out about Monday afternoon in Los Padres National Forest about 15 miles north of Santa Barbara, and hours later had grown to 1,000 acres — or 1.5 square miles — amid winds of about 20 mph, U.S. Forest Service officials said. It was 5 percent contained.

• Illinois Bans New Online Charter Schools for 1 Year
• Source: Chicago Tribune   |   Illinois   |   May 28, 2013
• Illinois has put a one-year moratorium on new online charter schools outside Chicago at the urging of a handful of west suburban school districts.

• Amid Drug Allegations, 2 Senior Staffers Quit Toronto Mayor's Office
• Source: National Post   |   Toronto   |   May 28, 2013
• The resignations occurred the same day it was reported that Toronto homicide police interviewed a member of the mayor’s office about the whereabouts of the alleged video that shows the mayor smoking crack cocaine.

• Milwaukee County Board Seeks Legal Help to Battle State Legislature
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Milwaukee, Wis.   |   May 24, 2013
• The Milwaukee County Board Thursday voted to hire an outside legal firm to help clarify and possibly challenge state legislation that would cut the authority and funding of the board.

• Homeowner Bill of Rights to Become Law in Minnesota
• Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune   |   Minnesota   |   May 24, 2013
• Minnesota homeowners facing foreclosure will soon get added protections under a bill Gov. Mark Dayton is expected to sign into law.

• Truckload of Concerns After Illinois Lawmakers Raise Speed Limit
• Source: Chicago Tribune   |   Illinois   |   May 24, 2013
• Illinois drivers soon could roll along rural interstates at 70 mph after House lawmakers approved a higher speed limit on nonurban highways despite safety concerns and a possible veto showdown with the governor.

• Rhode Island to Allow Colleges to Arm Campus Police
• Source: Providence Journal   |   Rhode Island   |   May 24, 2013
• The final decision will be left up to each institution in consultation with its faculty and staff.

• Miami Commission Considers Different Pension Rules for Executives
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Miami, Fla.   |   May 23, 2013
• Miami city commissioners, who in recent years have cut severance pay and pensions to balance budgets, could vote Tuesday to allow four of the city's highest earners to return from retirement and collect their pension on top of their hefty salary.

• Oklahoma Tornado Damage Could Reach $2 Billion
• Source: USA Today   |   Oklahoma   |   May 23, 2013
• Up to 13,000 homes were damaged or destroyed by Monday's tornado that may have caused up $2 billion in damages, nearly double earlier estimates.

• Chicago OKs Massive School Closings
• Source: Chicago Tribune   |   Chicago   |   May 23, 2013
• Months of argument and anguish over Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push for sweeping school closings came to a climax Wednesday as his hand-picked Board of Education voted to shut 49 elementary schools and transfer thousands of children to new classroom settings.
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• Minnesota to Fund All-Day Kindergarten Starting in 2014
• Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune   |   Minnesota   |   May 23, 2013
• All-day kindergarten should become a reality throughout Minnesota in fall 2014 under an education-funding bill signed by Gov. Mark Dayton that DFLers consider one of their chief accomplishments of the legislative session.

• Los Angeles Mayor's Race: Garcetti Wins, Greuel Concedes
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   Los Angeles   |   May 22, 2013
• Eric Garcetti will be the first elected Jewish mayor of the city. At 42, he will also be the youngest in more than a century. He is scheduled to take office July 1.

• In Oklahoma Tornado's Wake, Many Ask How Safe Schools Were
• Source: Christian Science Monitor   |   Oklahoma   |   May 22, 2013
• As rescue and recovery efforts continue in Moore, Okla., following the devastating tornado that struck Monday afternoon, attention has focused, in particular, on the schools that were hit – and in some cases, largely demolished.

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