{"id":23868,"date":"2025-05-13T19:42:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T19:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/news\/?p=23868"},"modified":"2025-05-16T16:44:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T16:44:01","slug":"carrie-geiger-named-next-director-of-p-k-yonge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/13\/carrie-geiger-named-next-director-of-p-k-yonge\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrie Geiger Named Next Director of P.K. 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Yonge director<\/a> \u2014 The Alligator<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gainesville.com\/story\/news\/education\/2025\/05\/13\/geiger-named-next-director-of-ufs-p-k-yonge-in-gainesville-florida\/83605704007\/\">Carrie Geiger named next director of UF&#8217;s P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School<\/a> \u2014 Gainesville Sun<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcjb.com\/2025\/05\/13\/dr-carrie-geiger-appointed-new-director-pk-yonge-developmental-research-school\/\">Dr. Carrie Geiger appointed as new director of P.K. 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