Many local high schools are switching students into a Cambridge psychology course, but it isn’t exactly the same.
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2023-24 School Year Brings Many State-Mandated Changes for Students, Teachers and Parents
Legislature, governor and Florida Department of Education order changes to everything from teacher authority, history standards, and what bathrooms students can use.
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More Than Half of Polk County Students Failed State Reading Test Last Spring
Preliminary scores show local students are struggling, with Polk sixth graders making the least progress compared with the rest of Florida.
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Complaint About ‘Assassination Classroom’ Manga Books in PCPS Schools Could Test New Law
The series about an octopus-like alien who wants to destroy the world has been returned to school libraries, but an appeal has been filed.
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Florida Poly’s President to Step Down After a Decade at the Helm
Randy Avent plans to leave at the end of the 2023-24 academic year, but then return as a faculty member after a ‘brief sabbatical.’
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Raises On Tap For Polk County Teachers, District Employees
Teachers should see extra funds after the School Board approves the budget.
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Expanded Voucher System Could Cost Polk Schools Up To $70 Million
Every student in the state is now eligible to receive a scholarship to attend a charter, private or religious school.
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Construction Camp Teaches Skilled Trades, Personal Accountability
Lakeland Police Department’s free two-week Summer Trades Academy served 50 students in grades 8-12.
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Postponement of Pride Proclamation Draws LGBTQ Supporters and Conservatives to School Board Meeting
Superintendent Frederick Heid recommended delaying a possible proclamation until October, so PCPS can develop an ‘equitable’ review process.
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School Board Delays Possible LGBTQ Proclamation Until October
Superintendent recommends creating an ‘equitable and consistent’ process for proclamations. October is LGBTQ History Month.