Polk County Schools

Maude Graham talks to children about how failure isn't a dead-end, how they must have a plan B and plan C in place, and encourages them to avoid a fixed mindset which means making the same mistake again and again.

Frederick R. Heid, school superintendent in Algonquin, Ill., is a USF graduate who served as a teacher and principal at middle schools in Orlando.

K-12 schools across the greater Tampa Bay region have made some adjustments to their policies on coronavirus since the start of the school year.

Children can get a package of meals to feed them over the holiday break, thanks to a USDA-funded initiative that extends year-round what is normally a summer food program.

Polk County Schools have temporarily suspended winter sports after more than 50 student-athletes tested positive for coronavirus.

Kathleen Middle School will remain closed until next week as workers continue to clean up damage spawned by a tornado from Tropical Storm Nestor over the…

Nine county school boards, including Polk County, are going to the Florida Supreme Court in a battle about the constitutionality of a controversial 2017…

Polk County public school officials say more than 80 schools have been cleared after a recent round of tests looking for lead in drinking water.Several…

The news that 17 people, including young teenagers, had been gunned down in Parkland while going about their school day on Valentine’s Day this year sent…

The news that 17 people, including young teenagers, had been gunned down in Parkland while going about their school day on Valentine’s Day this year sent…

This week on Florida Matters, we're talking with Tampa Bay area officials about how their school districts are complying with a new state law that…

This week on Florida Matters, we're talking with Tampa Bay area officials about how their school districts are complying with a new state law that…