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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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Several Southern Governors Back Banning Confederate Flag License Plates
Gov. Terry McAuliffe said Tuesday that the state will move "quickly" to erase the Confederate flag from state license plates, and to reclaim existing plates with the controversial emblem.
June 24, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. Supreme Court Sides With Raisin Farmer in Crop Seizure Case
Striking down one of the last New Deal-era farm programs, the Supreme Court sided Monday with a California raisin grower in his decade-long legal battle over a federal raisin board's seizure of his crop to reduce supply and prop up prices.
June 23, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Newark Superintendent's Departure Marks End of Tumultuous Time for Troubled Schools
When Newark superintendent Cami Anderson last week led a teacher-training session on special education, she gave no clue that it would be one of her last days on the job.
June 23, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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To Grade the Common Core, No Teaching Experience Is Required
The new academic standards known as the Common Core emphasize critical thinking, complex problem-solving and writing skills, and put less stock in rote learning and memorization.
June 23, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Environmentalists Sue Florida Over Budget
Saying lawmakers defied the state constitution, three environmental groups sued the Florida Legislature Monday, claiming they ignored an amendment overwhelmingly approved by voters in November to conserve the state's disappearing wilderness and protect its water supplies.
June 23, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
We are not going to allow this symbol to divide us any longer.
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, calling for legislators to remove the Confederate flag from the State House. A nationwide push for removing the flag started last week after nine people were killed by a 21-year-old white supremacist in a church.
June 23, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley Joins Calls for Confederate Flag's Removal
Gov. Nikki Haley called Monday for legislators to remove the Confederate flag from the grounds of the State House.
June 23, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Maryland Governor Battles Cancer, Lt. Gov. Thrust Into Bigger Spotlight
Boyd Rutherford was shocked when he got a call more than a year ago from a little-known Republican businessman who was mounting an improbable campaign for governor.
June 23, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas Ousts Planned Parenthood From Cancer Program
A months-long effort to keep Republicans from pushing Planned Parenthood out of a state cancer screening program for low-income women ended in defeat on Saturday when Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed off on the proposal.
June 22, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Fearing Bigger Government, Texas Governor Vetoes Dozens of Bills
With his first session officially behind him, Gov. Greg Abbott has wielded his veto pen against 42 bills, the largest batch of legislation to draw a Texas governor's disapproval since the 2007 session.
June 22, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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