The FEA mid-school year count found teacher vacancies statewide increased by about 100.
Category: Education
Posted inPublic Safety
School Zone Cameras Kick In as Polk County Students Return to Class
System targets drivers going 10 mph over the limit. Warnings start now; $100 citations begin Feb. 2.
Posted inEducation
Lakeland’s Universities Grow Through Partnerships and Grants
Florida Southern expands its Seed-to-Scale entrepreneurship program, Florida Poly launches a high-tech alliance and SEU receives a $10 million grant.
Posted inEducation
Kate Wallace to Serve on Polk County School Board After DeSantis Appointment
The former Lakeland Leads executive director will serve one year, filling a vacancy left after Rick Nolte’s death.
Posted inEducation
‘We’re Going to Embrace Change’: Lakeland Responds to High School Rezoning
Town halls draw questions but little pushback, as families weigh in on new boundary maps.
Posted inEducation
Help Wanted: 1 in 8 Polk Classrooms Lacks a Certified Full-Time Teacher
Many Florida counties had big decreases in teacher vacancies this year, but not Polk.
Posted inEducation
Parents Have Six Weeks to Weigh in on New Polk County High School Maps
Enrollment at George Jenkins and Lake Gibson would decrease. Lakeland could get 643 more students and Tenoroc could add 1,142.
Posted inPeople
Polk County School Board Member Rick Nolte Has Died at 69
Nolte, on medical leave since January, was in his first term serving District 3.
Posted inEducation
Polk School Board Unveils 1 Mill Tax Proposal for Teacher Pay Raises
The question about a four-year property tax increase would be on the 2026 general election ballot.
Posted inInsight Polk
ReadingPals Aims to Spark a Lifelong Love of Literacy
ReadingPals program pairs local volunteers with young students to build vocabulary, confidence, and trust — all in just an hour a week.
