District staff say the insurance plan ended 2024 with enough reserves for 43 days of claims. The district has spent $34 ...

Polk County's teachers union has long advocated for a dedicated property tax to make teacher pay more competitive with neighboring districts.

The fee of $84 an hour paid to the Polk County Sheriff's Office covers the salary of a deputy, plus benefits, capital and ...

More than 400 college baseball teams, consisting of 15,000 players from 30 different states, meet up in Polk County every ...

An audience filled the Polk County Commission chambers for the annual meeting with legislators, just days before the session ...

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 ...

Uncertainty is the mood around Lake County schools after President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education but local educators are starting to ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is paid $84 an hour to review footage from school bus cameras and issue citations for illegal passing. The program, intended to enhance school bus safety, has ...

The Florida Senate has a plan to crack down on a school voucher program to improve tracking to ensure state money follows the ...

As leaders in the Florida House and Senate, Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, and Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, have so far ...