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

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 ...

Polk County looks to keep the millage rate the same, meaning most property owners will pay more. Fire, trash and utility ...

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 ...

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