With federal grants delayed, youth programs and hands-on learning experiences hang in the balance for 600-plus kids.

A major federal funding freeze is impacting school districts around the country, and here in Florida, the federal government is freezing $6.8 billion.

Polk County Public Schools earned a long-sought B grade from the Florida Department of Education in results released Monday. ...

Fourteen schools run by the district improved their grades in 2024-25, including five that improved from a D to a C. None of ...

Records from Polk County Public Schools showed a rise of 69.2% in battery toward staff during the 2024-2025 school year.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $3 million for an emergency operations center and fire facility in Haines City and $1 ...

DeSantis vetoed an allotment of $700,000 for the replacement of Polk County Public Schools’ health clinic in East Polk County. In her request, Tomkow wrote that the district’s current lease ...

Trustees voted 5-1 to approve a new contract for Polk State College President Angela Garcia Falconetti. Only Ashley Bell ...

A college trustee in May had accused President Angela Garcia Falconetti of concealing a drop in enrollment and raised ...

The budget includes $10 million for Polk State College's planned Haines City-Davenport campus and $6.1 million for its ...

Trustee Ashley Bell Barnett accused Polk State President Angela Garcia Falconetti of concealing enrollment numbers and failing to keep her informed.

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools confirmed that their chief financial officer, Thomas Kranz, announced on Tuesday night that he would be resigning from the district effective June 30, 2025.