Cory Turner
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Exclusive: New Biden student loan plan unveiled amid agency funding crisis
The Office of Federal Student Aid has a lot on its plate in 2023, including implementation of an ambitious new student loan repayment plan. Now it just needs money to pay for it. → Read More
School principals say culture wars made last year 'rough as hell'
A new survey of high school principals reveals that political fights with parents and community members are on the rise and taking a serious toll. → Read More
In one first-grade classroom, puppets teach children to 'shake out the yuck'
A new program being piloted in a handful of Connecticut classrooms, called Feel Your Best Self, is using the joy of puppetry to teach children how to manage their feelings and empathize with others. → Read More
A federal judge calls student loan relief unlawful, deepening limbo for borrowers
The program to erase student loan debts for millions of borrowers hit a brick wall Thursday when it was blocked by a U.S. District Court judge. The administration quickly appealed the decision. → Read More
Borrowers who were cut out of student loan relief describe 'a gut punch'
Hundreds of thousands of borrowers spent just over a month thinking they qualified for student loan cancellation. Now they don't. → Read More
A look inside the legal battle to stop Biden's student loan relief
The legal cases all face the same challenge: finding a plaintiff who will be clearly harmed by debt cancellation. → Read More
In a reversal, the Education Dept. is excluding many from student loan relief
The Biden administration has quietly changed its guidance to disqualify borrowers who have privately-held FFEL and Perkins loans. → Read More
Education Secretary Cardona takes NPR's questions about Biden's student loan plan
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona sat down with NPR in Pittsburgh to talk loan relief and what borrowers should expect in the coming weeks. → Read More
Borrowers in 7 states may be taxed on their student loan cancellation
Seven states have tax policies on the books that could require them to treat student loans canceled by the federal government as taxable income. → Read More
Biden is canceling up to $10K in student loans, $20K for Pell Grant recipients
President Biden announced a sweeping effort to forgive up to $20,000 of federal student loan debt for Pell Grant recipients, and up to $10,000 for other borrowers making under $125,000 a year. → Read More
200,000 student borrowers who say they were ripped off may get their loans erased
A pending legal settlement is good news for defrauded borrowers. But it raises questions about the U.S. Education Department's ability to police college misconduct. → Read More
6 things we've learned about how the pandemic disrupted learning
As a third pandemic school year draws to a close, new research offers the clearest accounting yet of the pandemic's academic toll. → Read More
Americans support student loan forgiveness, but would rather rein in college costs
A new NPR/Ipsos poll finds majority support for forgiving $10,000 in federal student loan debt, but even broader support for making college affordable for future students. → Read More
U.S. will forgive $5.8 billion of loans to Corinthian Colleges students
Students affected do not have to take any further action to secure their funds, and the Department of Education will begin notifying those students soon, the agency said. → Read More
Experts say we can prevent school shootings. Here's what the research says
School safety experts have coalesced around a handful of important measures communities and politicians can take to protect students. → Read More
Beware, new student loan borrowers: Interest rates are about to jump
Student loan interest rates reset every May. This year, they're on the rise. → Read More
Beware, new student loan borrowers: Interest rates are about to jump
Student loan interest rates reset every May. This year, they're on the rise. → Read More
Student loan borrowers will get help after an NPR report and years of complaints
The U.S. Department of Education unveils a plan to help millions of borrowers who have been hurt and held back by its troubled income-driven repayment plans. → Read More
Senators call for probe into student loan program after NPR unearthed major problems
Lawmakers are calling for an investigation two weeks after an NPR report found a student loan program designed to help low-income borrowers wasn't living up to its promise. → Read More
The student loan pause has been extended until the end of the summer
The Biden administration extended the freeze on student loan payments yet again, this time until September, and announced a reset for borrowers in default. → Read More