POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Educators in Polk County are getting a historic raise after eight months of bargaining between the school district and teachers union. For teachers like Nadia Hernandez ...

(WFLA) — Following months of negotiations and recent rallying cries from retired educators, Polk County Public Schools ... history. However, it’s not finalized yet. Increasing number of ...

Ed Vetter, known as a tornado of activity and beloved by students and teachers, established Polk's first International ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — After Polk County School Board members decided to eliminate Polk Virtual School, some Polk County families say they’re left scrambling for options for next school year.

Polk County Public Schools removed six book titles from libraries and classrooms in the last academic year, according to an annual report from the Florida Department of Education. The six titles ...

Closing Polk Virtual School will save the school district about $3.1 million a year, Chief of Staff Jason Pitts told School ...

Polk County Public Schools ... a work of historical fiction by Ghanaian-American author Yaa Gyasi that explores the legacy of slavery. As previously reported, the Florida Department of Education ...

the Northwest Florida Daily News reports. Employee pay: Polk County school district officials are investigating why thousands of employees weren’t paid properly, causing many to face overdraft ...