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Pinellas and Sarasota counties earned A’s, while Polk was the only district to improve its grade. Factors used to determine ...
Corporal punishment: New Florida law requires parental permission before a school may paddle a student, Florida Phoenix ...
Graduation rates in Polk County increased from 78% to 83%, according to state data.
Polk County Public Schools earned a long-sought B grade from the Florida Department of Education in results released Monday. ...
GRADES ARE IN ✏️ Four school districts within the Tampa Bay area improved their grades from last school year. How did your ...
Miami-Dade, the state’s most populous county, showed the strongest results, with 63% of schools receiving “A” grades, up from 52% last year. Only two schools in the district received “D” grades, half ...
After three straight years with a C grade, Polk County Public Schools improved its grade from to a B in the 2024-25 academic year, according to a report released July 7 by the Florida Department of ...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $3 million for an emergency operations center and fire facility in Haines City and $1 ...
Joining other suburban Polk County school districts, the Southeast Polk School Board voted on Thursday night to end its partial mask mandate in the new year. Southeast Polk has had an indoor mask ...
For the first time in 20 years, an election is guaranteed to produce a new member of the Polk County School Board in District 2. Lori Cunningham, who has served five terms, decided not to seek ...
Polk County Public Schools has set a target date of mid-September to name a replacement for Wes Bridges, who is retiring after 26 years as School Board attorney.
Six candidates are running for four seats on the Southeast Polk School Board, including incumbent Chad Crabb, Ryan W. English, incumbent Brett Handy, Greg Morse, Kelly Simmons and incumbent Lori ...