Big Brothers Big Sisters mentorship program is having a big impact on students in Polk County schools, but it is in urgent ...

Among his proposals, DeSantis calls for an additional $246 million toward teacher pay, as part of a yearslong effort to improve starting salaries above $47,500. District also can use a portion of the ...

Polk County Schools Superintendent Frederick Heid said that he does not expect Crystal Lake Elementary to need another year to achieve a C grade.

Polk Schools Superintendent Frederick Heid recommended accepting ... Doctors concerned about drop in childhood vaccination ...

Online applications are now open for free Head Start, voluntary pre-kindergarten (VPK) and special needs preschool programs ...

The district says it currently has nearly 800 students and more than 60 staff members with reported illnesses.

With millions of federal dollars flowing into Florida schools and universities, for projects ranging from early education through post-doctoral research, leaders scrambled to figure out what exactly ...

The increased fee only applies to volunteers whose activities involve contact with students out of sight of a district staff ...

Actions by the White House are impacting local non-profit organizations that receive federal funding to provide services to ...

Polk County Public Schools signed a contract last year with Verra Mobility Corp. to install cameras on its approximately 500 ...

Months after lawmakers approved it, Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone found tens of thousands of drivers have been cited for illegally passing stopped school buses generating millions in fines.