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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.

yellow-pages
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Saying Goodbye to the Yellow Pages
San Francisco became the first city in the country to ban phone books that many say are wasteful and outdated.
June 29, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
childhood-obesity
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A National Model for Curbing Childhood Obesity
A Massachusetts town's award-winning program that puts healthy choices at the heart of its planning efforts has been mirrored by others around the country.
June 29, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
red-tape
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Cutting Washington's Red Tape
A new initiative in Washington aims to cut red tape and offer greater flexibility to state and local governments administering federal programs.
June 29, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Do Superintendents Need Classroom Experience?
In recent years, state legislators and school boards nationwide have been paving the way for people with little or no education experience to lead districts.
June 29, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
radioactive-waste
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Profiting from Radioactive Waste
One Texas county saw a chance to cash in on radioactive waste by hosting a national dump site for it and collecting money from each state that participates.
June 29, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
cigarette-tax
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States Crack Down on Cigarette Tax Evaders
More than half the price of a pack of cigarettes is taxes and other fees, which states don't get when smugglers and bootleggers find a way around them.
June 29, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
The Many Benefits of Roundabouts
Due to the lower construction costs and higher safety rates of roundabouts compared to traffic lights, they're more popular than ever.
June 29, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
It may be more streamlined. On the other hand, it may become more politicized.
Jennifer Dounay Zinth, an education policy analyst, on the new laws that make Oregon's governor the schools superintendent -- the only state to do so. In addition, a board to oversee policy and spending from pre-k to graduate school was created and will be headed by the governor-superintendent.
June 28, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
1 in 10
The number of New Yorkers who admitted to getting lost in the city in the last week. The city recently unveiled plans to install street signs throughout to help tourists (and residents) get around and also to encourage walking.
June 28, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
The way things get done in New York City is figuring out a way to get around the rules.
Gale A. Brewer, a NYC Council member who has worked in city politics for three decades -- currently with Mayor Bloomberg, who has been known to label projects as 'pilots' to avoid the public hearings and committee reviews required for permanent programs.
June 27, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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