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Caroline Cournoyer

Senior Web Editor

Caroline Cournoyer -- Senior Web Editor. Caroline covered federal policy and politics for CongressNow, the former legislative wire service for Roll Call, has written for Education Week's Teacher Magazine, and learned the ins and outs of state and local government while working as an assistant editor at WTOP Radio.

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Massachusetts Public Health Commissioner Resigns Amid Drug Lab Scandal
The lab’s director was fired and her supervisor resigned last week amid allegations that a chemist at the lab, identified as Annie Dookhan, mishandled drug samples by altering the weight of the drugs, not calibrating machines correctly, and manipulating samples so that they would test as drugs when they were not.
September 18, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Getting the state and local financial system "right" is the key to achieving our nation's broader objectives of social cohesion and economic and political stability.
Robert D. Ebel, author of The Oxford Handbook of State and Local Government Finance. in this month's Finance newsletter.
September 17, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The number of states that didn't include pro and con arguments for ballot measures in their official voter guides in recent years, according to a new study.
September 17, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Obama's 'Deferred Action' Program Puts Strain on Los Angeles School District
School district is being inundated with requests for documents by thousands of illegal immigrants seeking to apply for Obama's 'deferred action' program.
September 17, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Chicago Teachers Strike Continues as Emanuel Seeks Court Order to End It
Mayor Rahm has maintained for over a week that the two major sticking points in negotiations — evaluations and the ability to recall teachers who have been laid off — are not legal grounds for a work stoppage.
September 17, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Report: NYC Police May Downplay Severity of Crimes
In recent years, the integrity of the Police Department’s crime statistics has been questioned as accounts emerge by officers who say they are being pressured by their bosses to reduce the number of felony incidents reported.
September 17, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Conservative Groups Look for Voter Fraud in Swing States
Over the last few years, many states have passed voter identification laws, and many of those are being challenged in court. Now, a network of conservative groups is waging an aggressive campaign on the ground.
September 17, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Few School Districts Can Verify Online School's Teacher Credentials
Many Florida school districts have no way to know whether students at the nation's largest online school are actually being taught by properly certified teachers.
September 17, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Alabama Immigration Law Has Lessons for Georgia
A central part of Alabama’s immigration law has become such a thorny problem for this town that the police chief has declared he will no longer enforce it.
September 17, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Michigan Rewards Colleges for Keeping Tuition Increases Down
Earlier this year, the state Legislature and Gov. Rick Snyder put in place a budget that set aside more than $9 million to reward public universities that kept tuition increases under 4.1 percent. All 15 of Michigan's public universities did that.
September 17, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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