Ana Maria Ruiz Perea of Winter Haven High became the first Polk County student elected as governor at the annual Girls State ...

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.

The district tournaments begin this week with boys basketball championship games slates for Friday. New power rankings will ...

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

The proposal from Fortress Secured LLC set a total project cost of $182.2 million and a construction timeline of 22 months for the Poinciana school.

POLK COUNTY, Iowa — Polk County schools are seeing a surge in illnesses according to the Polk County Health Department. In a Friday release, the health department said circulating sicknesses include ...

The incident was reported to the Florida Department of Children and Families, and on January 15, 2025, the DCF and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office initiated a follow-up investigation.

The case was reported to the Florida Department of Children and ... teacher through Kelly Services and worked in Polk County Public Schools. The sheriff's office said he last worked as a ...

A former substitute teacher from Florida was arrested after he allegedly carried ... which terminated Crabb due to inactivity. Polk County Public Schools never received a complaint about Crabb ...