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Armour, Rutland, Kadoka have top public schools
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Students at Armour High School, Rutland Junior High and Kadoka Area's Midland Elementary have bragging rights.
• The South Dakota Department of Education says they are the best public schools in the state for the School Performance Index, now in its second year.
• It grades schools on a 100-point scale according to Dakota STEP math and reading scores but also attendance for the lower grades and high school completion and ACT scores for high schools.
• The index replaces the No Child Left Behind Act's goal that every child be proficient in math and reading by 2014.
• School districts that rank near the bottom get intervention from the state to turn scores around, while other school districts are left alone.
10 Things to Know for Today
The Associated Press
• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
• 1. US FURIOUS OVER SNOWDEN'S ASYLUM
• The White House warned the move could derail an upcoming Russian summit with Obama and some lawmakers suggested boycotting the 2014 Olympics.
• 2. VICTIM FACES KIDNAPPER IN CLEVELAND
• Michelle Knight smiled as Ariel Castro was led out of the courtroom in chains to serve a life sentence for rape, kidnapping and abuse.
• 3. EMBASSIES TO CLOSE AFTER THREAT
• The U.S. is shuttering its embassies this Sunday in the Muslim world out of an "abundance of caution."
• 4. PROTESTERS DEFY EGYPT'S OFFER OF SECURITY
• Supporters of Mohammed Morsi plan "Egypt Against the Coup" marches today after refusing to end sit-ins with the military's protection.
• 5. JOBS REPORT COMES OUT AFTER WALL STREET RECORD
• Economists expect unemployment to fall to 7.5 percent today after good economic news sent the S&P 500 above 1,700 points for the first time.
• 6. MLB PLAYERS FACE DEADLINE IN DRUG PROBE
• Alex Rodriguez and 13 others tied to a Florida drug clinic have until Monday to either accept lengthy suspensions or face harsher penalties.
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