Divya Kumar
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Hillsborough County’s first day of school brings smiles, tears
Beginning the new year brings mixed emotions as hundreds of thousands of students return to the classroom.
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After RFK visit, board members seek to keep politics from schools
School leaders are looking to update rules about politicking on campuses.
Hillsborough County’s first day of school brings smiles, tears
Beginning the new year brings mixed emotions as hundreds of thousands of students return to the classroom.
Fun’s over, back to class, kiddos
From lessons on communism to new rules on e-bikes and screen time, here’s what students have in store.
4 charter schools close amid challenges
Board members are calling for more accountability for uneven standards.
His 11.99 GPA may have been a record. It might never happen again
But he says there are more important things in life. Increasingly, schools and colleges seem to agree.
Tampa Bay districts earn record grades
All three counties in the area earned A’s, with no schools receiving an F.
Hillsborough used to elect school superintendents
We revisit the 1960s embezzlement case that led to the current system.
After scandal, ties helped ex-deputy land schools job
Anthony Collins beat 37 others to get gig as Hillsborough district’s director of security.
As closure looms, Pizzo K-8 is pushing for solutions
Teachers, families and even descendants of the school’s namesake are speaking out.
High school seniors weigh in on AI’s future
3 R.F. “Red” Pittman Tribune Scholarship winners write about artificial intelligence.
At Tampa’s Edison Elementary, it’s harvest season in the garden
Students learn lessons outside the classroom that apply to other subjects.
3 Hillsborough schools will close after board vote
Boundaries will change as the district responds to enrollment changes amid Schools of Hope charter co-location rules implemented last year.
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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Divya Kumar in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.