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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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As Teacher Shortages Plague Every State, Some Take Action
All 50 states began the current school year short on teachers. And schools nationwide still are scrambling to fill positions in a range of subjects, from chronically hard-to-staff ones such as special education to usually easy-to-staff grades such as kindergarten.
December 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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No, Arizona Can't Ban Mexican-American Studies, Court Rules
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the state of Arizona from enforcing a controversial law banning ethnic studies courses, bringing near a close a seven-year battle over teaching about Mexican-Americans in Tucson public schools.
December 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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On-Duty Police Deaths Near Record Low
The number of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty dropped sharply in 2017, marking the second-lowest toll in more than 50 years.
December 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Can (and Will) Governors Save Immigrants From Deportation?
The two Cambodian refugees living in Northern California had been convicted of crimes years ago and, under the Trump administration's more aggressive immigration enforcement policies, those offenses had placed them on a path toward deportation.
December 27, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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On Birth Control, States: 2 Trump Administration: 0
A Bay Area federal judge barred the Trump administration on Thursday from authorizing employers to deny birth control coverage to women for religious or moral reasons, saying the government abruptly imposed the sweeping changes in October with no public notice or input.
December 27, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. House Budget Chair Steps Down to Focus on Running for Governor of Tennessee
Rep. Diane Black announced Wednesday that she plans to step aside as House Budget chairwoman to focus on her gubernatorial campaign.
December 27, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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3 Cities Sue Defense Department Over Gun Background Check Failures
The cities of San Francisco, New York and Philadelphia filed a sweeping federal lawsuit Tuesday accusing the U.S. Department of Defense of failing to live up to its legal duty to notify the FBI when a member of the military is convicted of a crime that would bar them from buying or possessing firearms.
December 27, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Voting Ruling Could End Whites' Political Domination of Navajos in Utah
A federal court judge in Utah has adopted new voting district boundaries in San Juan County which could reverse the historic political domination by whites over Navajos there.
December 27, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Drawing to Decide Fate of Virginia House Postponed
Democrat Shelly Simonds says elections officials didn't follow procedure in a recount that could swing the balance of power in the House of Delegates, and she will ask a court to declare her the winner of the 94th District race, according to court documents she plans to file Wednesday.
December 27, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Court Tosses Privacy Lawsuit Against Trump's Voter Fraud Commission
A U.S. appeals court in Washington on Tuesday upheld a lower court’s decision to allow President Donald Trump’s commission investigating voter fraud to request data on voter rolls from U.S. states.
December 27, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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