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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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New York Delays Grading Teachers on Common Core Tests
Gov. Andrew. M. Cuomo and legislative leaders have agreed to shield teachers from being rated “ineffective” in job evaluations as a result of the new, higher academic standards of the Common Core this school year and next, according to two officials familiar with the deal.
June 20, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Medicaid Expansion Initiative Fails to Make Montana Ballot
An initiative to expand Medicaid coverage to 70,000 low-income Montanans won’t be on the November ballot this year, as supporters Thursday said don’t have enough signatures to qualify Initiative 170 for the ballot.
June 20, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Study Rates States on Long-Term Care
A new study from AARP says that care could vary dramatically in cost and quality depending on where you live.
June 20, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Supreme Court: Public Employees Protected When Exposing Corruption
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that public employees are protected from retaliation when they testify in court about misconduct they observed on the job, a decision important to millions of government workers.
June 20, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Utah's Arizona-Like Immigration Law Upheld, But with Limits
A federal judge issued a split ruling Wednesday on Utah's controversial immigration law passed in 2011.
June 19, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Louisiana Governor Orders End to Common Core, But Can He?
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal issued executive orders Wednesday to withdraw the state from the Common Core standards and federally subsidized standardized tests, defying his state legislature, his superintendent of education and the business community.
June 19, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Jersey's Largest Pension Fund Votes to Sue Christie
The board overseeing the largest public-employee pension fund in New Jersey today voted to sue Gov. Chris Christie over his plan to take $2.4 billion meant for the pension system over two years.
June 19, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arizona Group Gives Up on Marijuana Legalization for Now
Arizona residents won't be toking up in public anytime soon. At least, not legally.
June 19, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New York Governor Not Ready to Sign Medical Marijuana Bill
Dozens of advocates for legalizing medical marijuana rallied at New York's Capitol on Wednesday and blamed Gov. Andrew Cuomo for stalling a proposal that's before lawmakers.
June 19, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The Latest Focus of Federal Police Investigations: Cleveland
It is the latest in a series of sharp federal interventions in police departments across the country, part of an initiative that Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. considers a signature achievement, forcing change and accountability on insular police departments.
June 18, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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