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A pauper's cemetery was established at the northeast corner of property now occupied by King High School in Tampa, location of the school gymnasium (tall building at top left) and the main parking lot. DIRK SHADD | Tampa Bay Times
Map shows King High gym may have been built atop paupers cemetery
Conflicting versions emerge of where Ridgewood Cemetery was located. One thing is certain: It was ignored or forgotten.
Yesterday• Education
Adjunct professors unionize at St. Petersburg College
Adjunct faculty at St. Petersburg College voted to unionize Tuesday, joining thousands of other adjuncts across Florida who are fighting for better working conditions and pay. [Times]
The employees are the seventh group in Florida to join Service Employees International Union in recent yeas as it pushes for investment in the state’s higher education institutions.
Yesterday• Gradebook
Florida schools rank among the ‘Best Global Universities,’ according to U.S. News
The University of South Florida ranked ahead of UCF, FIU and FAU in the U.S. News & World Report's Global University Rankings. [USF handout]
The University of Florida finished 105th, while USF came in at 310. Harvard led the world.
Yesterday• Gradebook
A Pasco man’s journey from cleaning schools to teaching in them
First-year Cox Elementary School teacher Kevin Knibbs, 33, of Dade City, walks with students Angel Young, 8, left, and Kaivion Williams, 9, right, while en route to his third-grade class on Sept. 30 at the school in Date City. Knibbs decided to become an educator after working as a school custodian. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Tampa Bay Times
Kevin Knibbs never thought about working with students — until he started interacting with them.
Yesterday• Pasco

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  1. Florida education news: School choice, a campus cemetery, and a dumpster-diving bear
    3 hours ago• Gradebook
    A Florida black bear (not this one) was found at a Marion County school and removed. CARLTON WARD JR | Carlton Ward Jr
    A roundup of stories from around the state.
  2. Adjunct professors unionize at St. Petersburg College
    Yesterday• Gradebook
    Adjunct faculty at St. Petersburg College voted to unionize Tuesday, joining thousands of other adjuncts across Florida who are fighting for better working conditions and pay. [Times]
    The employees are the seventh group in Florida to join Service Employees International Union in recent yeas as it pushes for investment in the state’s higher education institutions.
  3. Map shows King High gym may have been built atop paupers cemetery
    Yesterday• Education
    A pauper's cemetery was established at the northeast corner of property now occupied by King High School in Tampa, location of the school gymnasium (tall building at top left) and the main parking lot. DIRK SHADD | Tampa Bay Times
    Conflicting versions emerge of where Ridgewood Cemetery was located. One thing is certain: It was ignored or forgotten.
  4. Florida schools rank among the ‘Best Global Universities,’ according to U.S. News
    Yesterday• Gradebook
    The University of South Florida ranked ahead of UCF, FIU and FAU in the U.S. News & World Report's Global University Rankings. [USF handout]
    The University of Florida finished 105th, while USF came in at 310. Harvard led the world.
  5. Hernando schools project $14 million in new classrooms by 2024
    Yesterday• Education
    Workers begin construction in 2010 on what would become Winding Waters K-8. That was the last new public school built in Hernando County, which faces capacity strains as officials ask for impact fee increases to keep up with growth. HERNANDO TODAY PHOTO BY HAYLEY M | Hernando Today
    The district first would add classrooms at three existing schools, but could need four new schools by 2039.
  6. School choice, HBCU support top education priorities for Florida’s Legislative Black Caucus
    Yesterday• Gradebook
    Rep. Bruce Antone, D-Orlando, says the Legislative Black Caucus will prioritize both public education and school choice during the 2020 Florida session. The caucus held a news conference on Oct. 22, 2019. The Florida Channel
    The caucus announced its 2020 goals for justice, housing and other key issues, as well, with members saying they will stick together to pursue them.
  7. Key Florida lawmaker wants student-athletes safer in school sports
    Yesterday• Gradebook
    Pre-season baseball practice at Wesley Chapel High School. Lawmakers want to ensure student-athletes remain safe in the Florida heat as they participate in high school sports. DIRK SHADD | Times
    PreK-12 Innovation chairman Rep. Ralph Massullo expects legislation requiring some ‘simple things.’
  8. Florida education news: School guardian insurance, security grants, and the custodian who became a teacher
    Yesterday• Gradebook
    First-year Cox Elementary School teacher Kevin Knibbs, 33, of Dade City, answers questions about the components of time: hours, minutes, seconds, to his third-grade class on Monday, September 30, 2019, at the school in Date City. From left are students Angel Young, 8, Arlene Luna, 8, and Jahkia Gray, 8. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Tampa Bay Times
    A roundup of stories from around the state.
  9. Pasco-Hernando State College players into basketball — and giving back
    Yesterday• Pasco
    Special Olympics athlete Lucas Yingling, 7, is cheered on by Pasco-Hernando State College basketball player Hayden Greene during a conditioning clinic held at Wendell Krinn Technical High in New Port Richey. Michele Miller
    Team members help Special Olympians hone their skills.
  10. A Pasco man’s journey from cleaning schools to teaching in them
    Yesterday• Pasco
    First-year Cox Elementary School teacher Kevin Knibbs, 33, of Dade City, walks with students Angel Young, 8, left, and Kaivion Williams, 9, right, while en route to his third-grade class on Sept. 30 at the school in Date City. Knibbs decided to become an educator after working as a school custodian. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Tampa Bay Times
    Kevin Knibbs never thought about working with students — until he started interacting with them.
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