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19 Polk County public schools will have new principals in 2025-26. Is yours one of them?
Polk County Public Schools announced new principals at three high schools, 14 elementary schools, a traditional middle school ...
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In lawsuit, former Polk schools employee says district is letting developers off the hook
A whistleblower lawsuit alleges Polk County School Board withheld information about student capacity at schools in letters regarding housing developments. The lawsuit claims the omissions violated ...
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Ed Vetter, longtime educator who established Polk's first IB school, dies at 79
Edwin Arthur Vetter, longtime Polk County educator and founder of the county's first International Baccalaureate School, passed away at 79. Vetter's IB school at Bartow High School consistently ...