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Biden’s Plan for Student Loans Attracts Lawsuits, Scams and Confusion

As borrowers wait for the administration to unveil an application for loan forgiveness, they are wary of legal challenges and a proliferation of misinformation. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/sL5Qk8h via IFTTT

Health Insurance Guide: Navigating Coverage in Your 20s

Whether you’re turning 26 and about to age out of a parent’s plan or just landing a job with benefits, finding coverage is a tricky task. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/Xx85QYr via IFTTT

A ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Champion Solves the Relationship Puzzle

A prescient game show clue set Shawn Jones on a path toward Zainep Mahmoud, his future wife. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/isQDOhX via IFTTT

Republican-led States Sue to Block Biden’s Student Loan Debt Relief

The lawsuit accuses President Biden of overstepping his authority in directing the government to cancel as much as $20,000 in student loan debt for millions of people. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/Kcw3bTp via IFTTT

For Queer Couples, Engagement Rings With Subversive Stones

As one jeweler put it, many of her L.G.B.T.Q. clients want “the opposite of what a diamond is supposed to stand for.” Sapphires, opals and other nontraditional stones have in turn grown more coveted. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/LgKIQz8 via IFTTT

Young and Homeless in Rural America

Most social services come through the schools — but it can be impossible to get to them. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/7Xs0Jap via IFTTT

Majority of Florida Public Schools Cancel Classes Ahead of Hurricane Ian

About 50 K-12 school districts announced that they would close, along with about 30 colleges and universities. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/QcqrEZp via IFTTT

Review: ‘Teaching White Supremacy,’ by Donald Yacovone

A new history by Donald Yacovone examines the racist ideas that endured for generations in educational materials. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/nPDFVRz via IFTTT

White House Student Loan Forgiveness Could Cost About $400 Billion

The estimate by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office renewed the debate between supporters of debt forgiveness and those who say the initiative amounts to reckless spending. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/hx8bgFw via IFTTT

The Discount Data That Some Colleges Won’t Publish

Want to know how few students pay full price, or the odds of getting merit aid? The so-called Common Data Set can help, but some schools don’t post it. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/W1kVEeT via IFTTT

The School Shooting Is Fake. Can It Prepare an Officer for a Real One?

A $50 million facility in upstate New York is trying to teach officers the thing they’ll need most during the next mass shooting: bravery. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/MSw5LCO via IFTTT

‘Ours’ Makes Couples Counseling More Accessible. Does It Work?

Two survivors of pandemic parenting needed a relationship tuneup. Could a new virtual therapy module called Ours do the trick? from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/XlWuwMh via IFTTT

Zeldin Has a Path to Becoming Governor. It Runs Through Brooklyn.

Representative Lee Zeldin, a Republican candidate for governor, is hoping for a realignment of political loyalties in parts of the borough, including those of Hasidic Jews. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/rUWcwEt via IFTTT

Finding Love in Fits and Starts

Lauren Shell and Seth Ratner dated on and off after meeting on a Disney cruise in 2014. A chance encounter at a Billy Joel concert in 2018 finally sealed their romance. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/R4H5wYO via IFTTT

In Mississippi, Welfare for the Well-Connected as a Scandal Spreads

Millions earmarked for the needy in the nation’s poorest state instead went to projects that benefited the well-to-do, the state alleges, including a volleyball stadium at Brett Favre’s alma mater. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/HzZK7OA via IFTTT

New Services Allow a ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Approach to Weddings

The “buy now, pay later” approach has infiltrated the wedding industry via new programs created specifically to finance events. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/SPg3i9s via IFTTT

L.G.B.T.Q. Club Proposes a Compromise to Yeshiva University

The Modern Orthodox Jewish university in Manhattan had said it would halt the activities of all undergraduate clubs rather than sanction the gay student organization. The students say they will delay seeking recognition if the other clubs can resume. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/mLvQ43u via IFTTT

A Virginia University Will Pay Hazing Victim’s Family Nearly $1 Million

Adam Oakes, a 19-year-old freshman at Virginia Commonwealth University, died last year after being told to drink a bottle of Jack Daniel’s whiskey. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/EN5cO2z via IFTTT

The Subprime Loans for College Hiding in Plain Sight

Many families can borrow most of the cost of college using a Parent PLUS loan. This will not end well. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/V9xKJ2I via IFTTT

Virginia Reverses School Protections for Transgender Students

The state’s Department of Education issued guidelines that would require students to file legal documents to be called by different pronouns. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/lArbv6C via IFTTT

Attempts to Ban Books Are Accelerating and Becoming More Divisive

To mark Banned Books Week, the American Library Association released a report on the rise in censorship efforts: In 2022, there have been attempts to restrict access to 1,651 titles. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/IXqRB4M via IFTTT

Yeshiva University Halts All Student Clubs to Block L.G.B.T.Q. Group

Earlier in the week, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed a ruling to stand for now that required the university to recognize the group. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/1EnITqp via IFTTT

New York Has an Obligation to Secure the Education of Hasidic Children

Politicians have known for years about the crisis facing New York’s Hasidic schools but failed to act in any meaningful way. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/mclTwgZ via IFTTT

Solar Energy Is Helping Schools Make Ends Meet

Public schools are increasingly using savings from solar energy to upgrade facilities, help their communities, and give teachers raises — often with no cost to taxpayers. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/O04cJ2D via IFTTT

Dog Lovers Become Almost Instant Companions

Weeks after Kachet Jackson-Henderson and Brandon Bell met on Hinge, where the profiles of both featured photos of their dogs, she ended up in the hospital and he rushed to her side. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/FqblYWM via IFTTT

Without Knowing It, Opening the Door to Romance

Jobina Fortson and Bradley Evans met when he knocked on her dorm-room door at Howard University looking to use her printer. Eleven years later, they married. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/4nZYO8w via IFTTT

New Trial Is Ordered for Water Polo Coach Convicted in U.S.C. Scandal

Jovan Vavic, who was convicted on bribery and fraud, won a striking victory after a string of guilty verdicts and guilty pleas by parents, coaches and others embroiled in the scandal. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/k9GD5lr via IFTTT

A Helmet Shortage Is Hitting High School Football Across the Country

Supply chain problems have slowed manufacturing, leaving coaches around the country scrambling to find protective gear for their teams. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/p68skIO via IFTTT

Despite Years of Criticism, the US News College Rankings Live On

Columbia University skidded to No. 18, suggesting that the ratings may be flawed and easily manipulated. But for many families, the list is a marker of prestige. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/znyEFvC via IFTTT

What to Wear to a Wedding Now

From “desert chic” to “beach formal,” many couples are selecting distinctive themes for their weddings and are asking their guests to look the part. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/LWQDUnA via IFTTT

What Did You Wear to That Wedding?

Were you invited to a wedding with a nontraditional dress code (think: desert chic or coastal glam)? We want to see what you wore. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/6KlbERN via IFTTT

Supreme Court Says Yeshiva University Must Allow L.G.B.T. Group as Case Proceeds

By a 5-to-4 vote, the court refused to block a trial judge’s ruling that required the university to recognize the group under New York City’s anti-discrimination law. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/foBTadj via IFTTT

New NY Rules Offer Road Map for Regulating Private Hasidic Schools

The State Board of Regents on Tuesday enacted regulations aimed at holding New York private schools to minimum academic standards. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/fvLdU4Z via IFTTT

Why Soaring College Prices Are So Hard to Fix

In the wake of student debt relief, an exploration of how higher education costs became such a complex issue. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/dQ8eUvJ via IFTTT

Package Detonates at Northeastern U. in Boston, Injuring 1

The victim was taken to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries, the authorities said. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/jGgM9Fo via IFTTT

Columbia Loses A-Plus Status in U.S. News Rankings

The university plunged from No. 2 to No. 18 in the popular list, which many experts call into question. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/4HaDlPW via IFTTT

New York Lawmakers Call for More Oversight of Hasidic Schools

After a New York Times investigation found that many of the private religious schools denied students a basic education, top officials voiced serious concerns. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/MeXqP6T via IFTTT

Columbia University Drops From No. 2 to No. 18 in U.S. News Rankings

The change comes about eight months after a Columbia math professor accused the university of fudging some statistics used in the rankings. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/Z8YMwKO via IFTTT

As Harvard Makes Amends for Its Ties to Slavery, Descendants Ask, What Is Owed?

A woman who whose lived in the shadows of Harvard, discovers, at 80, that her enslaved ancestors had links to the university. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/w3n8XNU via IFTTT

How the Brooklyn Library Helped Fight Book Bans in Oklahoma

An Oklahoma teacher left her job after she told her students how to access the library’s banned books program. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/pLuT4QZ via IFTTT

How Book Bans Turned a Texas Town Upside Down

In a political environment where book-banning efforts are being used to drive voter sentiment, librarians find themselves on the front lines. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/FZsE01S via IFTTT

חסידישע מוסדות געבן נישט קיין עדיוקעשאן, אבער באקומען א שפע פון רעגירונגס געלטער

די חסידישע מוסדות אין ניו יארק האבן גענאסן פון 1 ביליאן דאלאר אין רעגירונגס געלטער דורכאויס די לעצטע פיר יאר אבער מוזן קיינעם נישט אפגעבן קיין דין וחשבון וואס מען לערנט ביי זיי from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/dZOb34G via IFTTT

In Hasidic Enclaves, Failing Yeshivas Flush with Public Money

New York’s Hasidic Jewish religious schools have benefited from $1 billion in government funding in the last four years but are unaccountable to outside oversight. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/x6NlcDX via IFTTT