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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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Bill to Offer Some Undocumented Immigrants In-State Tuition Abandoned in New Jersey
Concerned it could be politically damaging, Assembly leaders have quietly put on hold a controversial bill that would allow students living in the United States illegally to pay in-state tuition at New Jersey’s public colleges and universities.
June 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christie's Budget Sails Through New Jersey Legislature
A surprisingly tame budget season ended as New Jersey lawmakers approved Gov. Chris Christie’s $33 billion spending plan with only a few minor changes.
June 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Study: Charter Schools Now Outperform Traditional Students
Results from the study of 25 states and the District of Columbia represent a turnabout from a 2009 report that had shown charter schools children faring worse.
June 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arizona's Brewer Praises Immigration Compromise
Arizona Republican Gov. Jan Brewer, known for her state’s tough immigration laws, is praising the Senate’s immigration compromise on border security, saying it’s a “victory” for her state.
June 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pollution-Plagued Utah Governor Backs New Emissions Rules
Gov. Gary Herbert has thrown his support behind clean-vehicle and clean-fuel standards that are expected to have a bigger impact in Utah than anywhere else in the nation.
June 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Despite Court Ruling, Future of Michigan's Affirmative-Action Ban Still Unknown
While Monday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action has no immediate impact on Michigan's voter-approved ban on the practice, it offers hope to those who want the nation's high court to reinstate the ban when it hears its second affirmative-action case since last year.
June 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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4,000 Laid Off Philadelphia School Employees Working Their Last Days
The district's largest shedding of jobs in decades is wiping out entire categories, including school secretaries (307) and noontime aides (1,202), and nearly every assistant principal (127) and itinerant instrumental teacher (76).
June 24, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Multistate ACA Plans May Not Spur Competition
A program meant to beef up competition on Obamacare exchanges may not add much to the mix of insurance options after all.
June 24, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Water Issues at Heart of Secession Threat in Colorado
Weld County commissioners want to create a new state to allow northeast Colorado's robust agriculture and oil and gas industries to thrive under regulations of their own design — rules different than those created through the influence of the state's urban lawmakers.
June 24, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Tennessee Unions to Stop Endorsing Candidates Based on Party
The Tennessee AFL-CIO Labor Council will focus on voting records, and not on political labels, as it evaluates candidates in coming state races.
June 24, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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