Cory Turner
Stories
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National
Babies don’t come with instructions. But in Oregon, they now come with a nurse
A new state program offers any family with a new baby a no-cost visit at home with a trained nurse. It’s Oregon’s response to the country’s dismal infant and maternal mortality rates.
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National
Congress poured billions of dollars into schools. Did it help students learn?
The short answer is yes, the money did help students make up for the learning they missed during COVID. But it didn’t get them all the way there.
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National
Rulings argue that Biden's student loan repayment plan is too generous
Two new rulings have frozen much of Biden's newest student loan repayment plan, arguing that the plan is too generous and setting up another possible student debt reckoning before the Supreme Court.
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Education
Kindergartners are missing a lot of school. This district has a fix
In many places, kindergartners are as likely to be chronically absent as high school seniors, but one school district in rural California is doing something about it.
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Education
'I Am Heartbroken': Your Letters About Public Service Loan Forgiveness
NPR reported on the troubled Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, and dozens of aggrieved student borrowers wrote in to share their stories.
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National
The Student Loan Whistleblower
Ninety-nine percent of applications for Public Service Loan Forgiveness have been denied. A former student loan watchdog saw it coming.
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National
If 'Free College' Sounds Too Good To Be True, That's Because It Often Is
More than a dozen states offer what are known as free college programs. But a new review finds states vary wildly in how they define both "free" and "college."
