Polk County Public Schools and an employee union are at an impasse in negotiations over state funds intended for teacher raises. The two sides even disagree on whether Oct. 1 was the deadline for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Polk County Public Schools has issued a warning about “significant financial shortfalls” resulting from both state funding ...

A local teacher started an online petition urging Polk County Public Schools to address student violence. The petition makes five demands, including a public plan to address misbehavior and the ...

Over the past four years, calls to the SW Polk Fire District have increased to 1,422 in 2024 from 876 in 2021. Now the district that provides fire coverage to 142 square miles surrounding but not ...

Polk County Public Schools will be closed Wednesday and Thursday with classes still scheduled for Tuesday, the district said. It did, however, cancel all after-school activities on Tuesday, including ...

Polk County students scored below the statewide average on the 2024-2025 End-of-Course (EOC) exams, according to new data from 2024-2025 Polk School District Report Card, the Florida Department of ...

The SW Polk Fire District says as of Jan. 1, 2026 it will charge other fire districts $250 when it sends an ambulance to answer a mutual aid call and is canceled en route. Polk County officials who ...