Cory Turner

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Parents Say Schools Must Make Up For Failing Kids With Disabilities During Pandemic

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Families say schools must make up for all their children have lost after the special education services they have a legal right to were disrupted or stopped during the pandemic in many districts.

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After Months Of Special Education Turmoil, Families Say Schools Owe Them

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Special education services were severely disrupted when schools closed in spring 2020. In many places, they have yet to fully resume. Now, families are demanding schools take action.

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Schools Are Dropping Mask Requirements, But A New CDC Study Suggests They Shouldn't

Friday, May 21, 2021

Several governors have recently banned mask requirements in schools. But a new CDC study shows COVID-19 spreads less in schools where teachers and staff wear masks.

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The Best Student Podcasts: An 8th-Grade Homage To A School's Unsung Heroes

Monday, May 17, 2021

When these Kentucky students needed a subject for their podcast, they looked to the bright blue office around the corner, where their school's buildings and grounds team is based.

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'Be Proud Of Where You Come From': An Indian-American Teen's Winning Podcast

Monday, May 17, 2021

This year's high school winner in the NPR Student Podcast Challenge tackles the complexities of her Indian-American identity.

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Schools Are Deciding What The New CDC Mask Guidelines Mean For The Classroom

Thursday, May 13, 2021

It is unclear what impact this will have on teachers, staff and students in the near term. In some states, masks in schools are already optional.

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Biden Expected To Unveil Ambitious (And Expensive) Education Proposals

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

President Biden's American Families Plan includes education proposals so ambitious and expensive that in previous years, any one of them would have turned heads.

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USDA Moves To Feed Millions Of Children Over The Summer

Monday, April 26, 2021

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it's expanding a pandemic program into the summer to help families pay for meals their children won't get in school.

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How Schools Can Help Kids Heal After A Year Of 'Crisis And Uncertainty'

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

The pandemic has been stressful for millions of children. If that stress isn't buffered by caring adults, it can have lifelong consequences. There's a lot schools can do to keep that from happening.

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Education Dept. Restores Debt Cancellation For Some Borrowers With Disabilities

Monday, March 29, 2021

Monday's announcement comes after thousands of borrowers with disabilities had their federal student loans erased, then handed back to them during the pandemic.

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Biden Says Schools Are On Track To Open As Promised, But Will Kids Go?

Thursday, March 25, 2021

The president appears likely to reopen the majority of K-8 schools within his first 100 days in office, but many families are still opting out.

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As Districts Reopen For In-Person Learning, What Schools May Look Like Going Forward

Monday, March 22, 2021

With more and more districts reopening for in-person learning, when will schools reach a new normal — and what might it look like?

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3 Feet Apart: New CDC Guidance For Students May Allow For More Schools To Reopen

Saturday, March 20, 2021

There are new COVID-19 guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that reduce the distance students should be spaced from 6 feet to 3 in most school settings.

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CDC Says Schools Can Now Space Students 3 Feet Apart, Rather Than 6

Friday, March 19, 2021

In many places, the 6-foot guidance was interpreted as requiring schools to operate on part-time schedules in order to reduce class sizes. A 3-foot rule would allow many more schools to reopen fully.

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Education Dept. Begins Rolling Back Trump-Era Policies On Defrauded Students

Thursday, March 18, 2021

The U.S. Department of Education says it is scrapping a controversial, Trump-era policy that granted only partial student loan relief to borrowers who were defrauded by private, for-profit colleges.

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A Year Of School Like No Other: How A Teacher, A Student And A Parent Have Coped

Thursday, March 11, 2021

We've talked with hundreds of people since the pandemic shut down schools and colleges a year ago. We checked back back in with three of them about how their lives have changed.

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Checking Back With A Teacher, College Student and Mother After A Year At Home

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

On the one year anniversary of COVID-19-related school closures, NPR checks back in with a teacher, a college student and the mother of a student with disabilities about how the year has gone.

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New Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Wants Schools Open 'As Soon As Possible'

Thursday, March 04, 2021

Biden's new Education Secretary Miguel Cardona says "it is our shared goal to reopen schools safely and quickly."

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Biden Administration Makes Vaccines A Priority For Teachers

Thursday, March 04, 2021

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona has put out a list of things the federal government can do to get schools to reopen. It's not clear how many districts are currently closed for in-person learning.

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Lifelong Educator Miguel Cardona Confirmed As Education Secretary

Monday, March 01, 2021

The former fourth grade teacher, principal and state education commissioner will take the reins at the U.S. Department of Education as the fight intensifies over school reopening.

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