To be eligible, students must hold an Associate in Arts degree and currently work as a paraeducator for Polk County Public ...

Davenport Elementary in Florida, a Classical Revival building, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Daily Ridge News A new Florida law that took effect on July 1 is changing how school bus camera violations are handled across the state, including right here in Polk County. The law, passed ...

Those attending varsity football games at Polk County schools will soon see ticket prices go up. Beginning with the 2025-2026 ...

Polk County Public Schools improved its overall grade to a B for the 2024-25 academic year, up from a C for the previous three years. Fourteen Polk County public schools improved their grades, while ...

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

Overall Polk County students improved in two-thirds of the categories, but fell in others. See how your school did.

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

Nineteen Polk County public schools will have new principals for the 2025-2026 school year. Five principal reassignments are a result of retirements.