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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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Teacher-Evaluation Access Limited Under Cuomo's Plan
Under the plan, unveiled by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, parents will be allowed to see the evaluations of their children’s current teachers, but the public will be allowed to see evaluation data only with the names of the teachers removed.
June 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Louisiana Wrongfully Fired Thousands of Teachers, Judge Rules
The decision in the class-action suit could potentially mean the employees are owed hundreds of millions of dollars in lost wages and benefits, although the losing side is expected to appeal.
June 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Illinois Ends Free Health Care for State Retirees
More than 80,000 retired government employees will have to start paying for health insurance under legislation Gov. Pat Quinn signed, ending a major benefit that Illinois had promised to employees.
June 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Leaders Reach Budget Deal
The agreement calls for reductions in welfare rolls and cuts in other social services but leaves education relatively untouched.
June 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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George LeMieux Drops Out of Florida Senate Race, Backs Mack
Former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux announced he is dropping out of the Republican race for U.S. Senate in Florida and endorsing U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV.
June 21, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Same-day Voter Registration Bill Advances in California
can engage people when they're excited, we have an opportunity to create a lifelong voter." The Legislature moved closer toward embracing one way to help Californians seize that moment by allowing voter registration to take place through Election Day — an approach that has sparked sharp partisan divisions in the past.
June 21, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida Voter Purge Has Public's Support
A poll by Quinnipiac University reported that 60 percent of the state's registered voters support the governor's efforts to clear voting rolls of people who aren't citizens.
June 21, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
Over 10,000
The number of children and families in Long Island that New York state lawmaker David Denenberg said could suffer from a shortage of Good Humor ice cream bars on ice cream trucks. Denenberg started a petition to demand the company quickly fill the void.
June 21, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I’d give him a B for governing. I’d give him an A for strangeness.
Tom Slade, the ex-chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, referring to Florida Gov. Rick Scott. Slade is also the former co-chairman of Scott's campaign.
June 21, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Fueled by Oil Boom, North Dakota Surplus to Hit $2 Billion
Thanks in large part to a boom in oil production, the state’s budget reserves are expected to top $2 billion by the end of June 30, 2013, the end of the two-year budget cycle, according to new figures.
June 21, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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