As Amish people have settled in Maine communities, buggies have become a more common sight and experts say motorists have had to adjust.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Lawsuit against Lincoln County school district over student’s gender expression is dismissed
Amber Lavigne sued school leaders in April, alleging they violated her parental rights by not telling her about her child’s use of a chest binder and change in pronouns.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters retake MIT encampment; Columbia University cancels commencement
The Pro-Palestinian group is protesting Massachusetts Institute of Technology ‘direct research ties to the Israeli Ministry of Defense,’ a graduate student said.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.