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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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Less than 3 weeks
The amount of time that Michigan gave welfare recipients to plan for the end of their benefits under a new law capping cash assistance at 48 months. A federal judge said this wasn't sufficient notice and temporarily halted the law.
October 05, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
For the first time in 17 years I don’t like getting up and going to my job.
Sherrie Martin, former teacher of the year in Tennessee, who recently scored low on the state’s new teacher evaluations. Some fear losing good teachers could be an unintended consequence of the new system.
October 05, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
2003
The year that Fannie Mae learned of and ignored extensive foreclosure abuses among the law firms it hired to remove troubled borrowers from their homes, according to a new report.
October 04, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Everywhere you look, someone is getting gunned down.
DyShieka Whitlow, who heard the gunshots that killed her husband last year in Tennessee. The state has the second highest gun crime rate in the nation, just behind Washington, D.C.
October 04, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
As the access to new media grows in the rural areas, political party identifications will change and we will see even more traditional Democratic strongholds turn red.
Frank Corder, a Pascagoula, Miss., city councilman and conservative blogger.
October 03, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$2 million
The funding that the Montgomery Public Schools district in Alabama will lose if the 231 Hispanic students who missed school the day the state's new immigration law took effect don't return. The new law requires schools to verify the immigration status of all students.
October 03, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Do States <i>Really</i> Balance Their Budgets?
Loopholes, unexpected expenses and glorified revenue predictions make balanced budgets an unattainable reality for some legislatures.
September 29, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Attacking the Connectivity Gap
A new initiative in the nation’s capital is looking to close a stark digital divide.
September 29, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
New Pension Accounting Rules Roll Out
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board released new rules that are expected to become final next year.
September 29, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Quincy, Mass., Rebuilds from Scratch
The city is clearing land to rebuild its downtown using a unique business model that some say could be a game changer.
September 29, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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