Cory Turner

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12 things student loan borrowers should know about the return to repayment

Thursday, August 31, 2023

October's coming, and we're here to help you get ready.

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Borrowers can now apply for new, income-based student loan repayment

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

More than 20 million borrowers are eligible under the new repayment plan, and many will see lower payments.

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More than 800,000 borrowers are still eligible to benefit from student loan forgiveness

Saturday, July 15, 2023

The Biden administration has announced it will forgive debts held by 800,000 federal student loan recipients for low-income borrowers.

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More than 800,000 borrowers will receive federal student loan forgiveness

Friday, July 14, 2023

The debt erasure applies to long-time borrowers who should have qualified for loan forgiveness under the rules of the government's income-driven repayment plans, but haven't received it.

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Student loan forgiveness is on the way for more than 800,000 borrowers

Friday, July 14, 2023

The loan forgiveness comes after past mishandling of income-driven repayment plans, which were designed for low-income borrowers. The move will erase $39 billion in federal student loan debt.

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You could still be eligible for student loan forgiveness under this plan

Friday, July 14, 2023

The Supreme Court may have struck down a sweeping plan for student loan debt forgiveness, but under President Biden's new income-driven repayment plan, SAVE, borrowers stand to pay thousands less.

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What the Supreme Court's rejection of student loan relief means for borrowers

Friday, June 30, 2023

The court has struck down President Biden's plan to discharge federal student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans. Here are five takeaways for borrowers and the country.

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Supreme Court strikes down Biden's student debt forgiveness program

Friday, June 30, 2023

Millions of federal borrowers will not see their debts decreased or erased. Roughly 1 in 8 Americans will have to restart loan payments as soon as September.

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A Mississippi teen unpacks how the Jackson water crisis impacts education

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

17-year-old Georgianna McKenny is the high school grand prize winner in NPR's fifth annual Student Podcast Challenge.

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Poll: Americans say teachers are underpaid, about half of Republicans oppose book bans

Friday, June 02, 2023

Are parents, teachers and the public feeling as divided as the headlines make it seem? A pair of new NPR/Ipsos polls reveals division, to be sure, but also surprising consensus.

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Being a new teacher is hard. Having a good mentor can help

Thursday, May 18, 2023

In isolated, rural school districts, hiring teachers is only half the battle – keeping them is hard too. One Alaska program has a research-backed approach to helping teachers stick with it.

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How much learning did students miss during the pandemic? Researchers have an answer

Friday, May 12, 2023

New research paints the clearest picture yet of just how much learning students missed during the pandemic, and what it may take to help children in the hardest hit districts to make up ground.

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As teacher shortages loom, one district grows future educators in high school

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

A school district in San Antonio, Texas, has built an entire high school dedicated to raising the next generation of teachers. It's a bold experiment that could pay off big if shortages continue.

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Ed. Dept. says college chain took advantage of students, cuts off student loan access

Thursday, April 13, 2023

The department says Florida Career College broke the rules to help students qualify for federal student loans, many of whom later dropped out with steep debts and no certificate to show for it.

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What we know about teacher shortages and how to address them

Saturday, March 25, 2023

With many U.S. school districts grappling with teacher shortages, we look at the forces behind these shortages and what can be done about them.

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6 things to know about U.S. teacher shortages and how to solve them

Thursday, March 23, 2023

There are more teachers now than before the pandemic, so why did almost half of U.S. schools still have teacher vacancies weeks into this school year? Here's what to know.

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Amid teacher shortages, Mississippi embraces a movement to grow their own

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

To address chronic teacher shortages, school districts across the country are creating residency programs to better recruit and train new teachers. One program in Jackson, Miss., is already paying off.

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What we do (and don't) know about teacher shortages, and what can be done about them

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Limited national data suggest teachers are plentiful, but many districts that serve some of the most vulnerable students would beg to differ.

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Supreme Court set to hear challenges to Biden's attempt to cancel student loan debt

Sunday, February 26, 2023

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments over the Biden administration's attempts to erase the federal student loan debts of tens of millions of borrowers.

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10 things to know about how social media affects teens' brains

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Eye-opening testimony from a top scientist offers a useful primer on the role social media may play in the teen mental health crisis.

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