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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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Court Cases on Voting May Prove Critical to Elections
The November presidential election, widely expected to rest on a final blitz of advertising and furious campaigning, may also hinge nearly as much on last-minute legal battles over when and how ballots should be cast and counted, particularly if the race remains tight in battleground states.
September 10, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Chicago Teachers Strike for 1st Time in 25 Years
After an all-day negotiating session Sunday, the city and its teachers union failed to reach an agreement to prevent a strike. Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis said the two sides are close on teacher compensation but the union has serious concerns about the cost of health benefits, the makeup of the teacher evaluation system and job security.
September 10, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Portland, Ore., Named Most Bike-Friendly City
It's also the only large U.S. city to earn "platinum status" from the League of American Bicyclists.
September 10, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Montanans to Vote on Government-Mandated Insurance Ban
On Election Day, Montana residents will vote on a measure that would ban the state or the federal government from ordering Montanans to purchase health insurance.
September 10, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Medical Debt Persists in Massachusetts Despite 2006 Law
Architects of the pioneering 2006 Massachusetts health law, which required most residents to have insurance, expected it would reduce families’ medical debt. But the most recent data suggest the scope of medical debt has remained largely unchanged.
September 10, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Virtual School Draws Criticism in Tennessee
As state officials lambaste the Tennessee Virtual Academy for low achievement scores and discuss new oversight methods, the school’s management company is facing an investigation in Florida, overcoming a list of citations issued in Georgia and recovering from reports of poor results in many of its schools.
September 10, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Romney Says He Would Keep Parts of Obama Health Law
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who has called for scrapping President Barack Obama's 2010 U.S. healthcare law, said that he likes key parts of "Obamacare" despite his party's loathing of it and wants to retain them.
September 10, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Albuquerque Teaches and Promotes Public Service
The city-funded "university" prepares public workers for the jobs they want and aims to reverse the sometimes negative view of government.
September 07, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
1.3 years
The average time offenders released in 2009 spent in prison in South Dakota, reflecting the shortest prison stay among 35 states, according to a recent Pew report.
September 07, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
It’s a pretty serious issue if the states just let the federal government tell us what to do all the time. We’re not trying to pick a fight here.
Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler, who refused to restart jobless benefits to seasonally unemployed teachers and bus drivers even though U.S. labor officials threatened to cut the state's federal funding.
September 07, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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