Caroline Cournoyer

Recent Articles

• Finding Summer Employment for Crossing Guards
• Aug 4, 2011
• Having crossing guards write parking tickets ends their paycheck-less summers and generates more money for the city.

• America's First All-Electric Car Sharing Program
• Aug 1, 2011
• With 1,500 charging stations already in place, San Diego was selected to be the first city with such a service.

• Providing Work Opportunities and Food to the Hungry
• Jul 29, 2011
• A county in North Carolina created a community garden so the unemployed can work for benefits, training and food.
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• 'Secret Shoppers' Keep Tabs on NYC Supermarkets
• Jul 28, 2011
• A new initiative educates customers about their rights and allows them to easily report any violations that may result in overcharges.

• Wellness Insurance Plan Improves State Workers' Health
• Jul 25, 2011
• Nebraska's public employees reportedly ate healthier, smoked less, exercised more and experienced less stress since enrolling in the new plan.

• Medically Equipped Motorcycles Increase Response Time
• Jul 21, 2011
• The bikes enable paramedics to weave through traffic faster than ambulances.

• The Northeast's First Cyber Disruption Team
• Jul 18, 2011
• Rhode Island has assembled a team to battle cyber disruptions that result from natural disasters, viruses or attacks.

• Creating Competition for Charter Schools
• Jul 14, 2011
• Massachusetts is opening more “innovation schools” this fall to keep kids from transferring to charter schools and taking education dollars with them.

• Learn Here, Live Here
• Jul 7, 2011
• Connecticut lawmakers want to offer its graduates a homebuyer tax credit to keep them from fleeing the state.

• Funkhouser Leads The GOVERNING Institute
• Jul 7, 2011
• International auditing expert and former Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Mark Funkhouser will lead The GOVERNING Institute, a new research and advisory institute for state and local leaders.
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• Hoping for Brighter Budgets
• Jun 30, 2011
• The Arizona Department of Transportation is using solar-powered technology to reduce its fuel consumption and save money.

• Do Superintendents Need Classroom Experience?
• Jun 30, 2011
• In recent years, state legislators and school boards nationwide have been paving the way for people with little or no education experience to lead districts.

• N.Y. Union Negotiations Not Quite a Victory Yet
• Jun 29, 2011
• It is true that leaders of New York's Civil Service Employees Association agreed to a major pay and benefits contract. But this should not be mistaken as a victory for Gov. Cuomo or a concession from the union yet.
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• Seeing Solar Energy's Impact in Numbers
• Jun 27, 2011
• A new map calculates the potential, annual savings and environmental impact that solar panels would have on every building in New York City.

• Lessening the Impact of Small Fines
• Jun 23, 2011
• Marin County, Calif., launched a community court to void certain unpaid fines for homeless and low-income people.