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From Yale Law to Oath Keepers: Stewart Rhodes’s Unlikely Journey

Jurors are expected to begin deliberating on Tuesday in the Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy trial of Mr. Rhodes, who went from an outsider at Yale Law to founder of a far-right militia group. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/vw5Kt2G via IFTTT

As New York City Schools Face a Crisis, Charter Schools Gain Students

Enrollment at charters is up and the governor has signaled a measure of support, but the privately run schools still face an enormous battle as they seek to expand. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/9ylxYGf via IFTTT

Biden Administration Extends Pause on Student Loan Payments

The Biden administration said it would hold off on collecting payments, following legal battles that have blocked the president’s plan to cancel significant amounts of student debt. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/AsnqboO via IFTTT

Biden Administration Offers New Path to Discharging Student Debt in Bankruptcy

The Justice and Education Departments said the process would be more fair and consistent for people in bankruptcy seeking relief on their federal student loans. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/UXoRpYB via IFTTT

The Best Wedding Gifts in 2022: The New York Times Guide

Dozens of gifts — plus gift-giving tips and trends — shared by 108 couples whose weddings were featured in this newspaper. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/iRxNpbX via IFTTT

A Match Made by Persistent Friends

Cameron Keady and Taylor Toth had resisted several attempts by their college friends to set them up — until they actually saw each other in person. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/le5IHaF via IFTTT

Love and Basketball, Sometimes Continents Apart

A chance meeting on the court began a lifelong friendship, and eventual partnership, between Andrea Mingo and Danielle Robinson, both basketball players. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/Z6vK79U via IFTTT

Four Students Are Injured in Shooting Near Philadelphia High School

Two 15-year-old girls and two 16-year-old boys were injured on Wednesday when someone fired from a passing S.U.V. about a block from Overbrook High School, the authorities said. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/y647dgu via IFTTT

Sizing Up the First ‘Normal’ School Year

Plus, the White House is optimistic about winter. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/1Z39mpH via IFTTT

How to Survive Your First Holiday Season as Newlyweds

Melding traditions and splitting your time between families can often lead to more dread than jolly. Here’s how to prepare for some of the common pitfalls of the holidays. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/Gzx1L0g via IFTTT

How to Survive Your First Holiday Season as Newlyweds

Melding traditions and splitting your time between families can often lead to more dread than jolly. Here’s how to prepare for some of the common pitfalls of the holidays. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/n0M7t3G via IFTTT

Meet the Designer Behind Naomi Biden’s Pre-Wedding Look

Naomi Biden, President Biden’s granddaughter, wore a transitional outfit designed by Danielle Frankel to her rehearsal and dinner last weekend. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/gi5uOQU via IFTTT

A Tale of Two Weddings: Trump and Biden

In Washington, D.C., and Mar-a-Lago, political and personal mythmaking collide. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/rXfZYBF via IFTTT

Brandeis University Student Killed and 26 Injured in Shuttle Bus Crash

The authorities did not immediately release the conditions of those hurt but said their injuries were of “varying degrees.” from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/b7JoTfO via IFTTT

University of Virginia Holds Memorial for Shooting Victims

More than 9,000 people gathered for a memorial service for Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D’Sean Perry. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/szIoVeZ via IFTTT

New Details Emerge in University of Idaho Killings: What We Know

The phone log of one victim showed a series of unanswered calls to her longtime boyfriend the night of the attack in Moscow, Idaho, her sister revealed. The police have not identified a suspect. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/s4yM8xD via IFTTT

This Designer’s ‘Historical and Significant’ Moment

Danielle Frankel, who was tapped to create a transitional pre-wedding outfit for Naomi Biden, shares details on her design process and why hand-sewn garments are the hallmark of her brand. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/uz0TMvp via IFTTT

How Fairfield University Ended Up With Few Low-Income Students

Fairfield has the lowest percentage of Pell Grant recipients of any college in the United States. But was it a choice? from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/7oWRdUF via IFTTT

Staughton Lynd, Historian and Activist Turned Labor Lawyer, Dies at 92

After being blacklisted from academia for his antiwar activity, he became an organizer among steel workers in the industrial Midwest. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/2hmcCX4 via IFTTT

Georgetown and Columbia Law Schools Withdraw From U.S. News Rankings

Three schools joined Yale and Harvard’s rebellion against U.S. News. And the bar association will no longer require schools to mandate the LSAT or GRE. But rankings still matter. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/2SMGCAg via IFTTT

Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Let Student Debt Cancellation Proceed

The Biden administration is asking the court to overturn a nationwide injunction imposed by an appeals court. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/FmkVpv5 via IFTTT

Inside America’s Great Teacher Resignation

It’s never been harder to oversee America’s classrooms, and it’s driving educators out en masse. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/DvFNTXc via IFTTT

For the Love of Community and Artisanal Pasta

Kristina Gambarian and Ayinde Sankofa became close while working at the same restaurant. Now they are partners in life, love and business. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/VtKR7vG via IFTTT

State Attorney General to Review Deadly UVA Shooting

The state’s top law enforcement official will look at how the university assessed the potential threat posed by a suspect before three students were killed. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/D5CPpUR via IFTTT

America Should Open Its Arms to Chinese Students

The U.S. should view them not as a threat but as a critical source of the future thinkers who will help broker relations. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/SWzPo3U via IFTTT

‘We Do Not Have a Suspect,’ the Police Say After Idaho Killings

After four college students were stabbed to death, the police sought to downplay any wider danger. But with no suspect, they’re not so sure. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/4DpLtUQ via IFTTT

Yale Law School Withdraws From the U.S. News Rankings

The school has consistently ranked No. 1 for the last 30 years, but its dean said the ratings had a “misguided” focus on grades and test scores. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/nblQeuI via IFTTT

University of Virginia Cancels Final Home Football Game After Shooting

Three football players were killed on campus earlier this week. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/iPU17Op via IFTTT

‘Channeling the Mama Bear’: How Covid Closures Became Today’s Curriculum Wars

According to a new survey, one issue is especially divisive: teaching about L.G.B.T.Q. rights and gender identity. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/LPK1jT6 via IFTTT

Knife May Have Been Used to Kill 4 Idaho Students

Police said they did not have a suspect in custody, and were working to document the events that led to the deaths of four University of Idaho friends. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/JEeyO02 via IFTTT

Appeals Court Blocks Biden’s Student Debt Cancellation Plan

The decision comes days after the government temporarily stopped accepting applications for the debt relief because of legal challenges. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/KC32eXq via IFTTT

What We Know About Naomi Biden’s White House Wedding

Invitations are in hand, but the administration is taking a state-secret approach to most of the details, citing the privacy of the president’s granddaughter and her fiancé, Peter Neal. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/g9k3Whp via IFTTT

Thousands of University of California Employees Strike for Higher Pay

Teaching assistants, researchers and other workers walked off the job Monday in a dispute over pay and benefits, a move expected to disrupt classes. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/HyQM1Rv via IFTTT

UVA Shooting: Students Describe Sheltering in Place

Students on the University of Virginia campus had been urged to stay inside all night. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/IwpaSvE via IFTTT

The Nation’s ‘Report Card’ on Remote Learning

America’s national test scores have dropped sharply. What do students need now? from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/7IYqe8o via IFTTT

University of Virginia Campus Shooting Leaves 3 Dead

The gunman was at large, and people on the university’s campus in Charlottesville, Va., were ordered to shelter in place. Two people were also wounded in the shooting. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/96sGvMd via IFTTT

The Sunday Read: ‘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/0w3jRmp via IFTTT

Tiffany Trump Weds at Mar-a-Lago

Tiffany Trump and Michael Boulos, whose wedding was almost derailed by Hurricane Nicole, treated their guests to an American-Lebanese celebration at her father’s private residence. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/toNsbGj via IFTTT

Tiffany Trump Weds at Mar-a-Lago

Tiffany Trump and Michael Boulos, whose wedding was almost derailed by Hurricane Nicole, treated their guests to an American-Lebanese celebration at her father’s private residence. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/NvG6I0f via IFTTT

Young Voters Helped Democrats. But Experts Differ on Just How Much.

The youth vote turned out, especially in some key swing states Democrats won. But some experts say reports of a surge in young voters were overstated. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/TsRyHwa via IFTTT

Playing Hard to Get Online? No, He Was Just Too Busy.

Eugene Daniels and Nate Stephens matched on three dating sites, but it took a while before they finally connected. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/i1sPu5a via IFTTT

Harvard Museum Will Return Hundreds of Native American Hair Samples

The Peabody Museum apologized for its “complicity in the objectification of Native peoples” by holding hair samples taken from Indigenous children at government boarding schools in the 1930s. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/15EhfAp via IFTTT

The ‘It’ Ring for Engagements: Toi et Moi Styles

The two-stone bauble has been the ring of choice for celebrities like Ariana Grande, Megan Fox and Kylie Jenner. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/Hpa1oqh via IFTTT

Masks Cut Covid Spread in Schools, Study Finds

In a so-called natural experiment, two school districts in Boston maintained masking after mandates had been lifted in others, enabling a unique comparison. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/s9FnVhr via IFTTT

The ‘It’ Ring for Engagements: Toi et Moi Styles

The two-stone bauble has been the ring of choice for celebrities like Ariana Grande, Megan Fox and Kylie Jenner. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/MR7jDlO via IFTTT

Schools Are Closing Across Florida Ahead of Nicole

Some districts were closed as early as Wednesday, while others have canceled classes for the rest of the week. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/iHfSPlC via IFTTT

Texas High Schoolers Must Retake SATs After Tests Fly Off UPS Truck

Seniors who sat for the SATs on Oct. 27 at El Paso High School will have to retake the test after many of the sheets with their answers were scattered on the street. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/YHu4pl1 via IFTTT

Cornell Halts Fraternity Parties After Alleged Sex Assault and Druggings

The campus police issued alerts over the weekend that one student was sexually assaulted and at least four others were drugged at off-campus residences affiliated with fraternities. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/Ke27j4I via IFTTT

CUNY Graduates With Tech Degrees Struggle to Land Tech Jobs

Students at the City University of New York are increasingly graduating with degrees in technology. A new report details the obstacles they face in landing jobs. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/EYML4iH via IFTTT

The Newest Habit in Couples Communication: Fighting Over Text

Want to fight fair? Some couples advocate taking it to the texts. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/ceLmz3S via IFTTT

A Championship Season in Mariachi Country

Every year along the Texas border, high school teams battle it out in one of the nation’s most intense championship rivalries. But they’re not playing football. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/OHNAnzF via IFTTT

Walker and Warnock Spend Big on TV Ads as Georgia Football Wins

Each candidate in Georgia’s pivotal Senate race booked 60 seconds of ads at a cost of $100,000 during the showdown between Tennessee and Georgia. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/BJ9u2KD via IFTTT

Questions for Kathy Hochul and Lee Zeldin

For the first time in decades, the race for governor in New York is competitive. Here’s what you need to know. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/ltcEhrC via IFTTT

Pranks, Parties and Politics: Ron DeSantis’s Year as a Schoolteacher

At a private school 20 years ago, the future Florida governor was a popular history teacher and coach. But some students were taken aback by his comments on the Civil War and abortion. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/U6jOn1C via IFTTT

Cherokees Ask U.S. to Make Good on a 187-Year-Old Promise, for a Start

The demand that Congress honor a treaty and seat a nonvoting delegate comes amid growing clashes over sovereignty and a tight race for Oklahoma’s governor, a Cherokee citizen. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/jBdEHo0 via IFTTT

Book Review: ‘Comrade Sisters: Women of the Black Panther Party,’ by Stephen Shames and Ericka Huggins

From schools to free food and health care, the group’s majority female membership carried out life-sustaining, grass-roots programs that went far beyond politics. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/a6vc29f via IFTTT

Through Sickness, Health and Hurricane Ian

Weeks before their wedding date, Natalie Rochette and Dillon Etherson scrambled to find a venue after the original place in Southwest Florida was damaged by flooding. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/XHjYwN1 via IFTTT

With Child Care Centers in Crisis, New York Pledges to Speed Payments

Child care providers and parents have grown frustrated over millions of dollars in delayed payments, and one major center is closing. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/tnCo15G via IFTTT

As Dollar Strengthens, U.S. Students in Europe Feel the Benefits

The pound and the euro are trading at decades-long lows against the dollar. For American students abroad, that has made weekend trips, dinners and theater tickets (somewhat) less of a splurge. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/2WkVe5x via IFTTT

A Teacher Considers Arming Herself in the Classroom

She wants to keep her students safe. Does that mean bringing a gun to school? from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/za27rPm via IFTTT

Please Don’t Make Me Open Your Gift in Front of Other Guests

It’s a time-honored tradition for wedding showers: open your present in front of an audience and express delight. But it seems that the cringe-y (for some) custom is on the decline. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/uFEDHnm via IFTTT

Judge Rules Against Harvard in Case on Fumbled Insurance Filing

The university’s blunder means it cannot use a $15 million policy to pay for its legal expenses in defending a challenge to its affirmative action program. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/xr913qY via IFTTT

What Do Middle Schools Teach About Climate Change? Not Much.

Around the United States, middle school science standards have minimal references to climate change and teachers on average spend just a few hours a year teaching it. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/rwNifAH via IFTTT

Trial of Kansas Teacher Who Joined ISIS Shows Family’s Deep Scars

Allison Fluke-Ekren, a teacher from Kansas, dragged her family to Syria and forced her daughter, Leyla, to train for war on behalf of the Islamic State. Now her daughter wields final words against her. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/1v8hmz4 via IFTTT

Here’s What Diversity Means for One Group of Harvard Students

As the Supreme Court considers the role of race in college admissions, a diverse group of Harvard undergraduates shared their views. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/M4S50NO via IFTTT

U. of Florida Trustees Approve Ben Sasse as School’s Next President

Mr. Sasse, Republican of Nebraska, is expected to resign from the Senate by the end of the year to lead Florida’s flagship public university. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/dQfBaNi via IFTTT

A Diverse Supreme Court Questions the Value of Diversity

Since 1978, the sole justification for race-conscious admissions has been educational diversity. The rationale’s days may be numbered. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/kcb8jVY via IFTTT