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The Polk County School Board District 3 race already has three candidates. Incumbent Rick Nolte is on medical leave and has not yet filed to run.
Fourteen schools run by the district improved their grades in 2024-25, including five that improved from a D to a C. None of ...
Graduation rates in Polk County increased from 78% to 83%, according to state data.
The budget includes $10 million for Polk State College's planned Haines City-Davenport campus and $6.1 million for its ...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $3 million for an emergency operations center and fire facility in Haines City and $1 ...
Corporal punishment: New Florida law requires parental permission before a school may paddle a student, Florida Phoenix ...
Polk County looks to keep the millage rate the same, meaning most property owners will pay more. Fire, trash and utility ...
Trustees voted 5-1 to approve a new contract for Polk State College President Angela Garcia Falconetti. Only Ashley Bell ...
Although school boards control local schools, Florida’s State Board of Education increasingly has flexed its authority to push district decisions and actions. New education commissioner Anastasios ...
GRADES ARE IN ✏️ Four school districts within the Tampa Bay area improved their grades from last school year. How did your ...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed nearly $600 million from the state budget, impacting some Polk County projects. Haines City's emergency operations center, fire facility, and municipal annex ...
Florida's $115.1 billion budget for 2025-2026, passed after a delayed legislative session, includes milions in funding for various Polk County projects.