By Douglas Holtz-Eakin
The young drop coverage to avoid higher premiums

Two major components of Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell’s education reform agenda won a Senate committee’s endorsement Thursday on the narrowest of party-line votes.

Virginia teachers are joining a chorus of national educators who are imploring Congress to address the looming "fiscal cliff" and are warning that state school systems stand to lose big if nothing is done.
"I think this is a quick rush to fix a problem that doesn't exist," she said.
Labeling schools with a single letter grade would stigmatize those that struggle, she said.