Corey Turner

This big report card, it's great for understanding where kids are struggling, but not why or what we can do about it.

For half a century, Title IX has banned discrimination in schools based on sex. At issue in this decision is a rule the Biden administration released last spring interpreting the law to also protect sexual orientation and gender identity. The rule had been hailed by LGBTQ plus advocates, but was challenged by 26 conservative-led states that argued the president had exceeded his legal authority.

For half a century, Title IX has banned discrimination in schools based on sex. At issue in this decision is a rule the Biden administration released last spring interpreting the law to also protect sexual orientation and gender identity. The rule had been hailed by LGBTQ plus advocates, but was challenged by 26 conservative-led states that argued the president had exceeded his legal authority.

In this latest ruling, a federal judge in Kentucky agreed, striking down the rule nationally and writing that it, quote, turns Title IX on its head. Before this decision, the rule had already been blocked in half the country. Corey Turner, NPR News.

In this latest ruling, a federal judge in Kentucky agreed, striking down the rule nationally and writing that it, quote, turns Title IX on its head. Before this decision, the rule had already been blocked in half the country. Corey Turner, NPR News.

Yeah, it was August 2023. And a lot has happened since then. In that episode, I was talking about President Biden's big new student loan repayment plan, the Saving on a Valuable Education Plan, or if you love acronyms, SAVE. He rolled it out after the Supreme Court struck down his big effort to outright forgive billions of dollars in federal student loan debt.

Yeah, it was August 2023. And a lot has happened since then. In that episode, I was talking about President Biden's big new student loan repayment plan, the Saving on a Valuable Education Plan, or if you love acronyms, SAVE. He rolled it out after the Supreme Court struck down his big effort to outright forgive billions of dollars in federal student loan debt.

Yeah, it was August 2023. And a lot has happened since then. In that episode, I was talking about President Biden's big new student loan repayment plan, the Saving on a Valuable Education Plan, or if you love acronyms, SAVE. He rolled it out after the Supreme Court struck down his big effort to outright forgive billions of dollars in federal student loan debt.

As repayment plans go, Save is radically more flexible and generous and forgiving, really, than anything that has come before. And I want to give you one example here, Alexi. A borrower I've spoken to a few times over the past year, his name is Carlos Sanchez of Texas. He took out a ton of student loan debt to put his three children through state schools.

As repayment plans go, Save is radically more flexible and generous and forgiving, really, than anything that has come before. And I want to give you one example here, Alexi. A borrower I've spoken to a few times over the past year, his name is Carlos Sanchez of Texas. He took out a ton of student loan debt to put his three children through state schools.

As repayment plans go, Save is radically more flexible and generous and forgiving, really, than anything that has come before. And I want to give you one example here, Alexi. A borrower I've spoken to a few times over the past year, his name is Carlos Sanchez of Texas. He took out a ton of student loan debt to put his three children through state schools.

Before he enrolled in SAVE, his monthly payment was over $1,000.

Before he enrolled in SAVE, his monthly payment was over $1,000.

Before he enrolled in SAVE, his monthly payment was over $1,000.

Ah, the rest of the story, Alexi, is that Carlos did not have much time to enjoy those save benefits.

Ah, the rest of the story, Alexi, is that Carlos did not have much time to enjoy those save benefits.

Ah, the rest of the story, Alexi, is that Carlos did not have much time to enjoy those save benefits.

That turmoil was a bunch of Republican state attorneys general sued the Biden administration, arguing that the SAVE plan is illegal.

That turmoil was a bunch of Republican state attorneys general sued the Biden administration, arguing that the SAVE plan is illegal.

That turmoil was a bunch of Republican state attorneys general sued the Biden administration, arguing that the SAVE plan is illegal.