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

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

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 ...

The school grades are collected from state assessment results and student progress to provide a snapshot of the school's overall performance.

The big story: School districts and other organizations that serve children continued to assess the impact of the Trump ...

All the data can be found at the FLDOE’s 2025 Florida Assessment of Student Thinking and B.E.S.T. Assessments page. For English Language Arts (ELA) and Math, school/county performance is measured as ...

Officials say 'Alligator Alcatraz' is ready to withstand hurricane season, but tents leaked after one rainstorm ...

LAKE WALES, Fla. - Lake Wales High School will be implementing a new safety measure this upcoming school year. A pair of ...

In a statement, the school system said: "As the storm progresses, we anticipate that Polk County will begin experiencing rain bands and winds between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Wednesday evening.

Lawmakers spent much of the 2025 legislative session at odds with each other, causing several education bills to be delayed ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Polk County Sheriff's officials are investigating a traffic crash that left a 15-year-old high school student dead in Winter Haven early Tuesday morning.

In Miami, great schools often signal more than just academic quality — they can reflect strong community ties, safe neighborhoods and enriching extracurricular opportunities. If you’re moving with ...