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 ...
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Polk School Board approves moving forward with proposal for high school in Poinciana
The proposal from Fortress Secured LLC set a total project cost of $182.2 million and a construction timeline of 22 months for the Poinciana school.
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 ...
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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Big Brothers Big Sisters needs 100 volunteers to mentor Polk County students
Big Brothers Big Sisters mentorship program is having a big impact on students in Polk County schools, but it is in urgent ...
‘We are shocked’: 4,300 drivers in Polk County cited for passing stopped school buses
Polk County deputies handed out thousands of citations to drivers who were reportedly caught speeding past stopped school buses.
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‘We are shocked’: 4,300 drivers in Polk County cited for passing stopped school buses
According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office ... Sheriff Grady Judd said that money goes to the school board to pay for a program that involves equipping school buses with safety cameras ...
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Jim McKee: Gov. John H. Mickey, Osceola and NWU
Mickey attended school and in 1861 had his first paid job ... 3, 1868, Mickey arrived in Lincoln, where he took a homestead in Polk County, then attached to Butler County, becoming the first ...