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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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Perry Defends States' Rights
In a Republican debate in South Carolina Monday night, the Texas governor said the state "is at war with this federal government and this administration."
January 17, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Recession Put Pre-K Expansion on Hold
The expansion in public prekindergarten programs has slowed and even been reversed in some states as school districts cope with shrinking budgets. As a result, many 3- and 4-year-olds aren't going to preschool.
January 17, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Tuesdays made sense in a different time in our history, but not in 2012.
U.S. Rep. Steve Israel, who says that more people -- especially single parents and commuters -- would vote if federal elections were held on weekends. He's introduced the Weekend Voting Act, but it faces challenges.
January 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The price of a Master of Arts in teaching from the American Museum of Natural History. The New York State Board of Regents is giving $30,000 stipends and health benefits to 50 students who commit to four years of teaching earth science in a high-needs public school.
January 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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One R.I. School Goes Paperless in 2013
The state will supply an electronic device for every student in one school, cutting down on heavy and easily outdated textbooks.
January 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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A Difficult Start for New San Francisco Sheriff
Ross Mirkarimi, San Francisco's first new sheriff in more than three decades, was charged Friday with battering his wife, booked by the very sheriff's deputies he now commands.
January 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Courtroom Violence on the Rise
A Minn. courthouse shooting and a judge's decision to refuse cases in unsafe buildings sheds light on the increasingly unsafe conditions of many courtrooms around the country.
January 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Mo. Governor Candidate Changes College Biography
Missouri gubernatorial candidate Dave Spence has a degree in home economics, but the biography on his campaign website originally omitted the word "home."
January 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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GOP Candidates Fail to Get on Some Primary Ballots
Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry and Jon Huntsman have all failed to qualify for the ballot in at least one upcoming GOP primary.
January 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Colorado Governor Delivers State of the State
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper touched on a host of divisive issues in his State of the State address today, including the budget, economy and civil unions.
January 12, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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