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

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

Graduation rates in Polk County increased from 78% to 83%, according to state data.

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

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 ...

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 ...

The incident highlights increasing violence in Polk County schools, with thousands of disruptive incidents ... instances of battery that are not required to be reported to the Florida Department of ...

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 ...

GRADES ARE IN ✏️ Four school districts within the Tampa Bay area improved their grades from last school year. How did your ...

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

Polk County Property Appraiser Neil Combee raised concerns about the financial impact of Florida's Live Local Act on property tax revenues.