Stories by Cory Turner
Cory Turner
Correspondent/Senior Editor, NPR Ed
By Cory Turner
The U.S. Education Department fired thousands of workers. Now, it's on a hiring spree
Cory Turner | May 21, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
The Federal Student Aid office lost half its staff last year as part of Trump administration downsizing. Now, it's hiring hundreds of new workers.
By Cory Turner
States sue over new student loan limits on certain nursing and healthcare degreesCory Turner | May 19, 2026, 4:19 PM UTC
By Cory Turner
Linda McMahon defends dismantling the Education Department, shifting its workCory Turner | May 14, 2026, 8:42 PM UTC
By Cory Turner
Kids' test scores began declining way before COVID. These schools are making gainsCory Turner | May 13, 2026, 7:52 PM UTC
By Cory Turner
Inflation is sucking the life out of teacher pay raises, report saysCory Turner | Apr 27, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
School choice is booming in Iowa. Are students better off?
With school choice programs ascendant not just in Iowa but across the U.S., Cedar Rapids offers a preview of who wins and who loses when education meets the free market.
Cory Turner | Apr 19, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
