BARTOW, Fla. — Polk County Commissioners are delaying a vote on whether to place a proposed school tax referendum on the November 2026 ballot, saying they want the school board to publicly explain the ...

Polk County School Board officials decided to rezone the district's high schools during their meeting Tuesday evening.

The graduation rate for Polk County Public Schools improved by 5.5 percentage points to an overall rate of 87.7% for 2025, ...

The new boundaries for Polk high schools will take effect in fall 2026. Students now in high school will be able to remain at ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Kate Wallace to fill a vacancy on the Polk County School Board. Wallace is the director of state government affairs for Charter Communications. A Bartow native, ...

What a day it was at The Florida Bandmasters Association District 12 festival on Saturday at Denison Stadium in Winter Haven. Sixteen Polk County high schools performed their art in an eventful day ...

BARTOW, Fla. (WFLA) — The school choice application window for students attending Polk County Public Schools is open. The timeline runs through February 20. Families can apply for magnet schools, ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A delay in voting for a referendum to potentially raise property taxes for Polk County residents has sparked concern and left some upset. The extra funds would provide a ...

Sumanth “Sam” Neelam, a Davenport resident and Florida Polytechnic University trustee, has filed to run for the Polk County School Board. Neelam is challenging incumbent Kay Fields for the District 5 ...