
Divya Kumar
Higher Education Reporter at Tampa Bay Times
✍🏾 Higher ed @TB_Times, in partnership with @opencampusmedia. Before: @columbiajourn, @ABCInvestigates Intern, @USFOracle EIC. Email: [email protected].
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3 days ago |
tampabay.com | Divya Kumar
Hillsborough County schools Superintendent Van Ayres pledged to remove more books from district shelves during a heated state Board of Education meeting on Wednesday, as board members suggested firing all county media specialists or exploring criminal charges as possible alternatives. The meeting in Miami followed letters from Education Commissioner Manny Diaz and Attorney General James Uthmeier sharing concerns about the content of six books including “pornographic materials” in school shelves.
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3 days ago |
tampabay.com | Divya Kumar
The Hillsborough County School Board approved 10 new principals this week. Pablo Gallego Alvarez, principal of Pierce Middle School, will become principal of Farnell Middle. He began his career in Hillsborough County as a physical education teacher in 2002. Valerie Newton, principal of Blake High, will become principal of Madison Middle. She began her career in Hillsborough County in 2001 as a physical science teacher at Blake.
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3 days ago |
yahoo.com | Divya Kumar
The Hillsborough County School Board approved 10 new principals this week. Pablo Gallego Alvarez, principal of Pierce Middle School, will become principal of Farnell Middle. He began his career in Hillsborough County as a physical education teacher in 2002. Valerie Newton, principal of Blake High, will become principal of Madison Middle. She began her career in Hillsborough County in 2001 as a physical science teacher at Blake.
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3 days ago |
centrotampabay.com | Divya Kumar
La Junta Escolar del Condado de Hillsborough aprobó esta semana el nombramiento de 10 nuevos directores. Pablo Gallego Álvarez, director de Pierce Middle School, se convertirá en el nuevo director de Farnell Middle. Comenzó su carrera en el condado de Hillsborough como maestro de educación física en 2002. Valerie Newton, directora de Blake High, será la nueva directora de Madison Middle. Inició su carrera en Hillsborough en 2001 como profesora de ciencias físicas en Blake.
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4 days ago |
tampabay.com | Divya Kumar
TAMPA — Days before he is expected to discuss his district’s removal of library books before state leaders, Hillsborough County Schools Superintendent Van Ayres faced scrutiny from all directions at a heated school board meeting Monday — including from members of his own board. In May, Education Commissioner Manny Diaz sent a letter calling for the removal of two books from Hillsborough shelves over concerns about their content.
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