Cory Turner edits and reports for the NPR Ed team. He's led the team's coverage of the Common Core while also finding time for his passion: exploring how kids learn — in the classroom, on the playground, at home and everywhere else.
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How new borrowers can prepare for their first student loan payment
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
When student loan bills begin coming due in October, new borrowers will take their first steps on the long road to paying off their debt. These tools and tips can help ease the journey.
Are you saving enough for college? Here's what to know
Thursday, September 21, 2023
As the cost of college continues to rise, families have new questions about how to save up. For answers, we turned to Ron Lieber, author of The Price You Pay For College.
Federal student loan borrowers prepare to resume repaying their loans
Monday, September 18, 2023
For more than three years, no one had to pay their federal student loans. Payments are due again in October, but some borrowers are seeing their debts eliminated.
Student loan borrowers are spending a lot of time on hold, says federal watchdog
Monday, September 11, 2023
The head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says many borrowers are struggling to get through to the companies that get paid to answer their questions.
Student loan payments are back. Now what?
Sunday, September 03, 2023
After three and a half years, the pause on federal student loan payments is coming to an end. Payments will be due starting in October.
A big group of student loan borrowers are learning their debt has been forgiven
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Federal student loan borrowers are expected to resume payments this fall. But more than 800,000 borrowers are finding out that their loans have suddenly been forgiven.
Student loan borrowers, who've been repaying for about 20 years, got some good news
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Federal student loan borrowers are expected to resume payments this fall. But more than 800,000 borrowers are finding out that their loans have suddenly been forgiven.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
