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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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Tennessee and D.C. See Highest Test Score Gains
Fourth- and eighth-graders across the country made modest advances in national math and reading exams this year, according to data released Thursday, but proficiency rates remained stubbornly below 50% on every test.
November 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Case HealthCare.Gov Problems Persist, States Take Action to Keep People Covered
The Obama administration’s high-wire act to repair HealthCare.gov now includes a safety net: the states.
November 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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12 Big, Bold and Beautiful City Halls
Many cities are putting off much-needed but costly repairs to these historic structures.
November 07, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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How One Colorado City Broke the Cable Industry’s Grip on the Internet
Longmont residents approved a $45.3 million bond issuance that will go toward funding a city-wide fiber network.
November 07, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Failure at Ballot Box, Colorado Secessionists Look to Legislature
Proponents of a failed move to secede from Colorado say they will now look to the legislature for help in giving their counties more political clout.
November 07, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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On Election Day, Few Problems with Texas' Voter ID Law
Tuesday marked the first statewide election in which voters had to show a photo ID to cast their ballots, and though elections officials say the process went smoothly, some worry that could change in future elections with increased voter turnout.
November 07, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Illinois Governor Vows to Sign Gay Marriage Bill
Lawmakers approved gay marriage Tuesday in a historic vote that saw supporters overcome cultural, racial and geographic divides and put Illinois in line with a growing number of states that have extended the right to wed to same-sex couples.
November 07, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Constitutionality of Prayer at Government Meetings Rattles Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, which begins its sessions with an invocation to God, considered on Wednesday whether a town in upstate New York had crossed a constitutional line in opening its Town Board meetings with mostly Christian prayers. The justices seemed to find the issue unusually difficult, with several of them suggesting there was no satisfactory principled answer.
November 07, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Miami Beach Urges Florida to Legalize Medical Marijuana
Miami Beach voters became the first in Florida to call for the decriminalization of marijuana for medical use in a Tuesday vote that gives a glimpse of statewide support for the issue.
November 07, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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B&G Report: Building Accountability in Education, Remembering the Digital Divide and More
All the public-sector management news you need to know.
November 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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