TurboTax asked me if I received EITHER a 1098-E or a 1098-T. It then asked me about Coverdale acounts and 1099-Q, and I replied NO to both.
It then asked me for the name of the person who was a STUDENT in 2024. It would not let me proceed without entering a name.
I decided to try entering the student loan interest directly on Schedule 1 using the Forms interface. To my surprise, I discovered that the amount had already been entered. So, I no longer need to enter it directly through the step-by-step method. This seems to be a shortcoming in TurboTax itself, but at least the problem is solved.
