District staff say the insurance plan ended 2024 with enough reserves for 43 days of claims. The district has spent $34 ...

Polk County's teachers union has long advocated for a dedicated property tax to make teacher pay more competitive with ...

Polk County Public Schools announced an agreement last year with Verra Mobility Corp. to install cameras on the district’s approximately 500 buses before the start of the current school year. The ...

Polk County Schools has signed a collaboration agreement with accredited, online Western Governors University (WGU) to provide a path for teachers and school employees to pursue affordable, flexible a ...

LAKELAND, Fla., April 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Florida Southern School-University Partnership (SUP) with Polk County Schools is making a tangible difference by preparing future educators and ...

Polk County’s school board is considering asking voters to approve ... and Polk must be the next district to invest in their ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA ... is on administrative leave while Lake Wales Charter Schools review the situation. “At this time, I am unable to provide any comments on the next steps, as ...

The Polk County Emergency Management (PCEM) said it is currently working on retrieving more resources for the Forest Service to continue combating the wildfires. PCEM is in contact with State ...

as well as 15 schools from Canada. “It doesn’t get any better, the baseball being played is tremendous, the weather down here is awesome, and Polk County, Visit Central Florida Sports ...

Florida Southern's School-University Partnership with Polk County Schools provides the opportunity for undergraduate students to be introduced to a classroom environment much earlier than other ...

Both teachers from Spessard Holland Elementary School in Bartow, Florida, started their higher education journey at Florida Southern College. With the help of the School of Education's program and ...