Polk County Public Schools signed a contract last year with Verra Mobility Corp. to install cameras on its approximately 500 buses.

Graduation rates for Polk County’s public high schools vary considerably, according to a recent report from the Florida Department of Education. Among traditional schools, Tenoroc High in ...

Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone reveals how much money new school bus cameras have generated for districts and the profit-making companies behind the lenses.

The leader of Polk County’s education union is worried about an exodus of teachers to Hillsborough County, where salaries are higher.

The increased fee only applies to volunteers whose activities involve contact with students out of sight of a district staff member.

The school district said the closures allowed for a deep cleaning after it reported on Thursday that 761 students and 63 ...

Crystal Lake was among 21 schools in Polk County that received federal Unified School Improvement Grant funds in 2021 aimed at bolstering Florida’s lowest-performing 5% of schools. The money was ...

Big Brothers Big Sisters mentorship program is having a big impact on students in Polk County schools, but it is in urgent ...

Polk County Schools Superintendent Frederick Heid offered ... The law, passed unanimously by the Florida Legislature in 2023, elevates the screening of volunteers from Level 1 to Level 2, which ...

The four lowest-ranked traditional schools had huge drops in their grad rates following the COVID-affected year of 2020-21. All improved this year.