The big story: Mandatory later start times for Florida’s middle and high schools are no more. Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday ...

The Polk County School Board voted 6-0 to approve a five-year contract for Superintendent Fred Heid, who will receive base ...

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

The district sent out emails to families Tuesday, just before the Polk County School Board met and heard from ... full-time equivalency revenue from the Florida Department of Education.