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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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The rise, over the previous four school years, in the rate of U.S. students receiving subsidized lunches. In Tennessee, there was a 37-percent spike in the number of students receiving free or low-cost meals.
November 30, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
If you're a millionaire and you drop $12,000 on the ground, are you wealthy enough that you don't want to reach down and pick it up?
Attorney Dean Weitzman, defending his client, former Philadelphia Superintendent Arlene Ackerman, and her decision to apply for unemployment benefits after receiving a $905,000 buyout to step down this summer.
November 30, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Governments Abandon Fingerprinting for Food Stamps
Most states and cities stopped requiring that recipients be fingerprinted because it was costly and slowed the application process. New York City and Arizona are the last jurisdictions that still do it.
November 29, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California’s Money-Saving MVP
If finding ways to save money for a cash-starved state wasn’t enough, California’s Auditor Elaine Howle is adding the task of setting up a new redistricting commission to her to-do list.
November 29, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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America’s Least Active City Sits Down to Celebrate
After Lexington, Ky., earned the award for least active city, residents and the mayor took to the streets to boast their win in a Sedentary Parade.
November 29, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Taxing the Rich Isn’t Always a Moneymaker
Several states increased taxes on the wealthy in recent years. The move brought in extra revenue but didn’t solve all of states’ budget problems.
November 29, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Gabe Klein Pursues a Pedestrian-Friendly Message in Chicago
After instituting new bike lanes and one of the nation’s largest bikeshare programs in D.C., Klein hopes to have similar success as Chicago’s new transit chief.
November 29, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Cross-Border Insurance Revisited
Texas Gov. Rick Perry once supported a binational U.S.-Mexico health insurance plan. Why didn’t the idea grab the Lone Star State’s fancy?
November 29, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Greening the Corporate Bottom Line
Companies are legally obligated to try to maximize profits. Some states are creating companies that can also factor employees, the community and the environment into financial decisions.
November 29, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Farm of the Future: Aquaponics?
Milwaukee hopes to pioneer new tech advances in farming that would create jobs and eliminate food deserts in depressed neighborhoods.
November 29, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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