tˈoʊnɚ ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ dʒˈeɪ.dˈiː., kʊmlˈaʊdi, fɹʌm kɔːɹnˈɛl lˈɔː skˈuːl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, ɐn ˈɛm.ˈeɪ. ɪn pəlˈɪɾɪkəl sˈaɪəns fɹʌm dʒˈɑːnz hˈɑːpkɪnz jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, ænd ɐ bˈiː.ˈeɪ., wɪð dɪstˈɪŋkʃən, fɹʌmðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv vɜːdʒˈɪniə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks.
Toner received a J.D., cum laude, from Cornell Law School in 1992, an M.A. in political science from Johns Hopkins University in 1989, and a B.A., with distinction, from the University of Virginia in 1986.