Union says Polk County schools face a teacher exodus. Would a property tax for higher pay help?
The Polk Education Association president is urging the Polk County School Board to consider a property tax referendum to ...
SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE: Marcia Provencher
WHAT EXPERIENCE AND BACKGROUND MAKES YOU A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE YOU ARE SEEKING? I have been on the school board since January of 2013; served one term and then did not refile. After the ...
Voters choose two new, one returning Hutchinson School Board member
Hutchinson Public Schools will have a new board starting in January. On a ballot where voters selected their top three candidates among six, school board member Erin Knudtson ran for reelection ...
Winter Haven High student, native of Colombia, elected governor at Girls State in Tallahassee
Ana Maria Ruiz Perea of Winter Haven High became the first Polk County student elected as governor at the annual Girls State ...
DeSantis seeks $29.7 billion for Florida K-12 education budget
Among his proposals, DeSantis calls for an additional $246 million toward teacher pay, as part of a yearslong effort to improve starting salaries above $47,500. District also can use a portion of the ...
Polk district receives one-year extension to raise Crystal Lake Elementary up to C grade
Polk County Schools Superintendent Frederick Heid said that he does not expect Crystal Lake Elementary to need another year to achieve a C grade.
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Polk School Board approves moving forward with proposal for high school in Poinciana
Four years after the process began, the Polk County School Board has taken a decisive step toward the creation ... Secured ...
Federal funding freeze threat worries Florida schools, universities
With millions of federal dollars flowing into Florida schools and universities, for projects ranging from early education through post-doctoral research, leaders scrambled to figure out what exactly ...
Polk County Schools: Most volunteers can avoid increase in cost for background checks
The increased fee only applies to volunteers whose activities involve contact with students out of sight of a district staff ...
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Shelby County Commission passes 'no-confidence' resolution for Memphis-Shelby County Schools board
Editor's note: This story has been updated with a response from the MSCS board chair. Shelby County Commissioners on Monday voted to take a position of "no confidence" in the members of the ...
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Shelby County Commission passes 'no-confidence' resolution for Memphis-Shelby County Schools board
Editor's note: This story has been updated with a response from the MSCS board chair. Shelby County Commissioners on Monday voted to take a position of "no confidence" in the members of the ...
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‘We need help’: Big Brothers Big Sisters sees volunteer shortage in Polk County
POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — There is a big problem when it comes to Big Brothers Big Sisters volunteers, according to a school board member ... students in the school district who are ready ...