Dartmouth divested from South Africa in the 1980s to protest apartheid, and protesters say the school has a moral obligation to do the same with fossil fuels.
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News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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More graduates push pause, see benefits of pre-college ‘gap year’
Some sign up for programs and others design their own to travel, focus their studies and grow personally, and schools encourage the time off.
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Use of a ‘Double’ helps homebound seventh-grader reconnect with classmates
The robot nicknamed ‘Double’ lets 13-year-old Abby Fisher go back to school from her kitchen table.
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School gains a geodesic dome; students in Skowhegan gain more experience
Kids at an alternative learning center put it all together, literally, with project-based learning.
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Deering High production to expose problem of sex trafficking dramatically
‘It Could Happen to You,’ a series of student-written vignettes, will be presented Tuesday to raise awareness that Maine isn’t immune from the vile form of exploitation.
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Cape Elizabeth to restart school superintendent search
The second and last finalist also withdrew from consideration after visiting the town’s schools on Wednesday.
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Portland narrows superintendent search to 2 finalists
The district will identify the candidates Monday, when the first of two community forums will be held for residents to meet them.
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South Portland students see hub of Maine’s shipping economy up close
More than 200 fifth-graders tour the International Marine Terminal in Portland as part of new educational program.
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McAuley High School must choose a new name
The all-girls school in Portland will make the change when it drops its affiliation with the Roman Catholic Church in July.
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Attorney General’s Office: LePage broke law by holding private meeting of education task force
Several would-be attendees of the first meeting of the ‘blue ribbon’ commission on education funding were turned away, in violation of Maine’s public meetings law.