Cory Turner
Stories
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National
Families of kids continuing to learn remotely are cut off from P-EBT food program
Updated federal guidance means many low-income families that want their children to keep learning remotely are losing access to a school program that helped them pay for meals.
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Food
Some families are being forced to choose between remote learning and school meals
Many low-income families who want their children to keep learning remotely are losing access to a federal program that helped them pay for meals.
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Education
Navient reaches a deal to cancel $1.7 billion in student loan debts
The loan servicing giant has agreed to cancel student loan debts owed by roughly 66,000 borrowers as part of a settlement the company reached with 39 state attorneys general.
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Education
8 ways teachers are talking about Jan. 6 in their classrooms
A year after a pro-Trump mob invaded the U.S. Capitol, teachers say they want students to grapple with the uncomfortable facts of the day.
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National
Why school enrollment continues to drop
In fall 2020, NPR reported that enrollment numbers in public schools were dropping. A year later, has that changed? In many places, the answer is an emphatic "No."
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National
Where are the students? For a second straight year, school enrollment is dropping
The declines many school districts reported last year have continued, an NPR investigation finds. What educators don't know is where those students have gone.
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National
Biden pledged to forgive $10,000 in student loan debt. Here's what he's done so far
President Biden provided hundreds of thousands of borrowers with debt relief this year — but his campaign promise to cancel at least $10,000 of student debt per person remains unfulfilled.
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Education
Borrowers say they were wrongly denied loan forgiveness. Now, help is on the way
An NPR investigation finds student borrowers were prematurely rejected under the revamped Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. The Education Department has agreed, and promises a fix.
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National
4 things to know about possible changes to your student loan debt
The head of the office of Federal Student Aid, Richard Cordray, spoke with lawmakers about loan forgiveness and a resumption of student loan repayments after the pandemic pause.
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National
Student loan forgiveness is a lot closer for some borrowers, and they are pumped
Thousands of teachers, nurses and other public servants are learning they could have some of their federal student loan debts erased months — and even years — earlier than expected.