Cory Turner
Cory Turner reports and edits for the 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ Ed team. He's helped lead several of the team's signature reporting projects, including "" (2015), the groundbreaking "" series (2016), "" (2017), and the 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ with Sesame Workshop (2019). His year-long investigation with 91ÖÆÆ¬³§'s Chris Arnold, "" (2018), led the U.S. Department of Education to change the rules of a troubled federal grant program that had unfairly hurt thousands of teachers.
Before coming to 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ Ed, Cory stuck his head inside the and spent five years as Senior Editor of All Things Considered. His life at 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ began in 2004 with a two-week assignment booking for The Tavis Smiley Show.
In 2000, Cory earned a master's in screenwriting from the University of Southern California and spent several years reading gas meters for the So. Cal. Gas Company. He was only bitten by one dog, a Lhasa Apso, and wrote a you've never seen.
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A new lawsuit argues the latest changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness could exclude public servants whose organizations have resisted President Trump's policies.
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If the government shutdown extends beyond Nov. 1, more than 65,000 children could be at risk of losing access to Head Start, the federal early-learning program for low-income families.
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A new peer-reviewed analysis shows K-12 students who got regular access to social and emotional learning had better test scores and better grades.
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The U.S. Department of Education has awarded more than $150 million in grants to train K-12 teachers in civics education, but what does nonpartisan civics look like in these hyper-partisan times?
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The Trump administration is cutting another 466 federal workers from the Department of Education, including staff who oversee funding that supports children with disabilities and low-income students.
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New 2025 testing data shows third- through eighth-graders scored far below 2019 levels in reading. In math, some grades have made gains, but all are lagging compared to before the pandemic.
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Multiple sources tell 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ that as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.
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At New York City's Tenement Museum, high schoolers explore the American experience through the eyes of one 1860s-era Black family.
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Education researchers warn budget proposals from the White House and House Republicans would impose steep cuts on some of the nation's most vulnerable students and disadvantaged school communities.
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The American Federation of Teachers is seeking a preliminary injunction that would force the department to resume student loan forgiveness.