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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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Florida Voter Registration Groups Try to Make Up for Lost Time
Two weeks after a federal judge rejected strict limits on voter-registration drives, voting-rights groups that virtually stopped registering voters in Florida for a year are scrambling to get people there registered for the Nov. 6 election.
September 17, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Chubby kids may not outlive their parents.
One of the slogans from Georgia's controversial Strong4Life campaign to combat childhood obesity. A recent study found that campaigns that employ guilt and shame to motivate people to lose weight in some cases actually lead people to eat more.
September 14, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
8.1%
The decline in Americans' household incomes since 2007. View median household income totals for each state since 2000.
September 14, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. Court Denies Maine's Lawsuit to Speed Up Medicaid Cuts
A federal court has thrown out the LePage administration's lawsuit that sought to force federal health officials to expedite the approval of Maine's request to make about $20 million in cuts to its Medicaid program.
September 14, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Weighs Fate of Voter ID Law
The justices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court peppered attorneys arguing the voter ID dispute with questions as they considered a request to stop the law before the November elections.
September 14, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Chicago Teachers Contract Deal Will Take "Creativity"
The district and union continue to haggle over how teachers will be evaluated and a framework for recalling teachers who've been laid off because of school closings, consolidations and turnarounds.
September 14, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Portland Police Agree with U.S. on Reforms
The Portland Police Bureau has engaged in a pattern of excessive force that violates federal law and the U.S. Constitution involving people with mental illness, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
September 14, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Iowa May Rank Teacher Colleges, Graduates' Performance
Although many educators believe the step is needed, no one has yet figured how to make that happen.
September 14, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Some Anti-Obesity Campaigns May Backfire, Survey Says
Obese people are not likely to heed public service announcements that make them feel shame, a survey finds.
September 14, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Circumcision Regulations Approved in New York City
The New York City Board of Health passed a regulation that will require consent from parents before an infant can have a form of Jewish ritual circumcision, in which the circumciser uses his mouth to remove blood from the incision.
September 14, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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