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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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Illinois Governor Vetoes $40,000 Minimum Teacher Salary
Gov. Bruce Rauner on Sunday vetoed legislation that would have raised the minimum salary for an Illinois teacher to $40,000 within five years, putting the re-election-seeking Republican at odds with teachers unions once again.
August 27, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
2 out of 301
Priests named in Pennsylvania's report on child sex abuse who have been charged with crimes. The rest are protected by the state's statute of limitations.
August 24, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Ms. Keohane is not an animal. She is a transgender woman. Forthwith, defendant shall treat her with the dignity the Eighth Amendment commands.
U.S. District Judge Mark Walker, in a ruling scolding Florida prison workers for denying a transgender inmate her requests to wear women's undergarments and have access to women’s grooming items. The inmate, Reiyn Keohane, made several suicide attempts.
August 24, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Abortion Advocates Score Victory in Alabama, Foes Look to Supreme Court
A federal appeals court agreed Wednesday with a lower court's ruling that Alabama can't limit a woman's access to second-trimester abortions.
August 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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HUD Gets the Greenlight to Overhaul Obama-Era Desegregation Rule
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is proceeding with its plans to amend stringent Obama-era rules requiring cities to come up with a blueprint for eradicating segregation in their communities.
August 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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That Plan to Use Federal Funds to Arm Teachers? Thank Texas.
The U.S. Department of Education is contemplating allowing states to use federal funds to arm educators in the classroom -- an idea that appears to have been born in Texas.
August 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
More than $8 million
Cost of Florida's "red tide" to businesses. The toxic algae blooms, which have prompted a state of emergency declaration, have caused tourists to cancel reservations and steer clear of the state's beaches.
August 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
F--k that (n-word). I’ll kill these goddamn -- shoot that motherf---er if they let me.
Geye Hamby, the schools superintendent for Buford, Ga., who has been placed on administrative leave after these alleged comments directed at construction workers were captured on audio.
August 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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'This Will Buy Us Time': Maryland's Plan to Lower Obamacare Premiums, for Now, Gets Federal Approval
State officials plan to announce Wednesday that the Trump administration has approved a federal waiver that is expected to stave off increases in health insurance costs for more than 200,000 Marylanders.
August 22, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
31 years
Age difference between Stacey Abrams, the 44-year-old Democratic candidate for Georgia governor, and the state's outgoing Republican governor, 75-year-old Nathan Deal.
August 22, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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