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Assembly Democrats will unveil a plan to create a state DREAM Act to provide college aid for children of illegal immigrants, with assistance available to undocumented students who graduate high school in New York State and go to college, the Daily News reports: http://nydn.us/WOMFqm   New York became the first state in the nation to drop its GED test, with Education Department officials offering a contract to McGraw-Hill to develop a new exam that would require approval from the state comptroller and funding in the budget, The Wall Street Journal writes: http://on.wsj.com/XuLv7i   The Bloomberg administration plans to hire 81 new park enforcement patrol officers to bolster safety at New York City parks, part of a plan by the city's Parks & Recreation Department to hire 441 employees to handle a range of tasks, the Journal writes: http://on.wsj.com/VOtQYh