Schools and Education
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PublishedMay 5, 2024
Pro-Palestinian protesters at USC comply with school order to leave their encampment
Protesters left a Pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Southern California early Sunday after they were surrounded by police and told they might face arrest if they didn’t go.
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PublishedMay 5, 2024
As student homelessness rises, so do challenges for Biddeford and Saco schools
The number of homeless students in Biddeford and Saco schools has risen 400% in recent years and leaders worry it's about to get worse as more people lose housing with the end of winter rentals.
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PublishedMay 4, 2024
Graduation season begins as hundreds receive degrees from the University of Southern Maine
The University of Maine System handed out thousands of degrees in ceremonies in Orono, Augusta, Farmington, Fort Kent, Presque Isle, Portland and Machias.
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PublishedMay 4, 2024
Small anti-war protest ruffles University of Michigan graduation ceremony
In other developments Saturday, protesters took down an encampment at Tufts University near Boston.
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PublishedMay 3, 2024
Peru school leader named National Distinguished Principal for 2024 by Maine peers
Dirigo Elementary School Principal Charlie Swan is recognized Friday.
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PublishedMay 3, 2024
College graduations begin in Maine even as protests disrupt ceremonies around the U.S.
Protests have mostly been small and peaceful on Maine campuses, where students have joined the call to end to the war in Gaza and for their schools to divest from defense funds.
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PublishedMay 3, 2024
Striking deals to end campus protests, some colleges invite discussion of their investments
The agreements to even discuss divestment mark a major shift on an issue that has been controversial for years, with opponents of a long-running campaign to boycott Israel saying it veers into antisemitism.
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PublishedMay 3, 2024
Graduate workers’ union bemoans pace of negotiations with UMaine System
Six months into bargaining, administrators and the union have reached tentative agreements on just two of 22 contract issues.
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PublishedMay 2, 2024
Jill Biden recognizes her fellow teachers at a swanky White House dinner for answering ‘a calling’
Joshua Chard, Maine's 2024 Teacher of the Year, was listed among the guests attending the dinner.
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PublishedMay 2, 2024
At least 2,000 people arrested at pro-Palestinian protests on U.S. campuses, tally shows
In the last 24 hours, protests that have drawn the most attention were at the University of California, Los Angeles, where chaotic scenes played out early Thursday.
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