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 ...
Orange County Public Schools allow students to sample food for next school years menu
The Orange County School District invited 150 students Friday morning to sample food items for the 2025-2026 school year.
Mustang Public Schools warns families of phone call scam
Mustang Public Schools sent out an email on Friday warning families of a phone call scam where an unknown person is falsely claiming to have their child.
Teen acquitted on all charges involving mother’s death in Polk County
It took 11 hours of deliberating for a jury to unanimously find the state did not prove what happened inside an Auburndale home in September was murder.
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Community rallies around immigrants worried about Trump deportation policies
Songs, chants and prayers rose up from in front of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in southwest Cedar ...
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 ...