The fee of $84 an hour paid to the Polk County Sheriff's Office covers the salary of a deputy, plus benefits, capital and ...

The Polk Education Association (PEA) and Polk County Public Schools reached a tentative agreement that could grant raises up to 7% for school employees. The agreement includes a $25 million pay ...

BARTOW, Fla. (WFLA) — Following months of negotiations and recent rallying cries from retired educators, Polk County Public Schools and the local teachers’ union announced Thursday they were ...

Polk County Public Schools is launching its second attempt to find a successor to its longtime attorney, Wes Bridges, who retired last year. School Board members received a briefing at their Jan ...

Kelan Durn has been charged with child neglect, according to an arrest affidavit from the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

Drivers in Lakeland may soon see cameras installed in school zones and additional red-light cameras. Violators will receive a ...

Oregon’s Common School Fund will send $76.8 million to the state’s K-12 public school districts, including $1.1 million to ...

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The man who was supposed to be in charge of the classroom was Kelan Durn, 24, a substitute teacher. Sheriff Judd said it was ...

Polk County Public Schools offers teachers a starting pay of $47,500. Teachers have left the county to work in higher paying surrounding counties, leaving the district to rely heavily on substitutes.

Polk County Public Schools announced an agreement last year with Verra Mobility Corp. to install cameras on the district’s approximately 500 buses before the start of the current school year.