UK special school pupils ‘treated differently’, following removal of standardized assessments

Following the recent withdrawal of standardized assessments, children with intellectual disabilities at special schools in the UK are again being treated differently to children at mainstream schools, says a new study from researchers at The Open University. Published in Disability & Society, the peer-reviewed research shows there is currently no national progress levels for children…

Kelsey Vasquez, Cameron Sorensen

Kelsey Nicole Vasquez and Cameron Coursey Sorensen were married Feb. 22 at Sandy Creek Ranch, which is owned by the groom’s parents, in New Ulm, Texas. Paul C. Sorensen, the groom’s father, who became a Universal Life minister for the event, officiated. The bride, 28, is a commercial banker with J.P. Morgan in Houston. She…

Shirley Berry, Zach Masminster

Shirley Lupton Berry and Zachary Joseph Masminster were married Feb. 22 at 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge, an events space in Brooklyn. Christopher Burney, a Universal Life minister and friend of the couple, officiated. The bride, 31, is a software engineer for Xandr, the advertising and analytics division of AT&T, in Manhattan. She graduated from Yale.…

Christian Louboutin Explains Himself

A sprawling new exhibition devoted to — and imagined by — Christian Louboutin, the shoe designer famous for red soles, is opening this week at the Palais de la Porte Dorée in Paris. Less a retrospective of his 30-plus-year career than a highly personal tour through the twisting, expansive corridors of a creative mind, the…

Great Running Spots Across America

Welcome to the Running newsletter! Every Saturday morning, we email runners with news, advice and some motivation to help you get up and running. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. Dear Readers: I’ve spent part of this week planning my summer vacation. If you’re like me, vacation planning also means “where am…

A Premeditated Chance Encounter

Mackenzie Leigh Jacks and William Lawrence Frantz could not help but notice each other every time they crossed paths in the shared parking lot that stood between their Detroit apartment buildings in September 2014. “I kept telling my roommate about this guy with a beard who was super hot,” said Ms. Jacks, 30, a physician…