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Polk panelists approve 2 more books on list of 16 that were challenged

By wide margins, book review committees approved 'It's Perfectly Normal' and 'Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close' for high schools and middle schools.

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Group's Audit of Florida School District Reveals Officials Often 'Don't Know' Own Curriculum

By failing to properly follow state law, its own founding charter, and sponsoring the school district’s stated policy, ...

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Polk County Public Schools Improves to a "B" District for the First Time in Eight Years

Polk County Public Schools Improves to a “B” District for the First Time in Eight Years Polk County Public Schools is a “B” district for the first time in eight years, according to grades released by the Florida Department of Education on Wednesday. “I’m thrilled, absolutely thrilled,” said Polk County…

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Sunburn — The morning read of what's hot in Florida politics — 3.14.22

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Polk County Public Schools Wants to Hear from You

(May 8, 2017) Contact: Brandon Craig, Director of Measurement, Evaluation and Research, Polk County Public Schools, 863-534-0736, brandon.craig@polk-fl.net Polk County Public Schools Wants to Hear from You Polk County Public Schools is administering a new Community Feedback Survey from May 8 to May 19, 2017 in order to gauge the public’s…

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COVID cost the school district $11.16M to treat employees

Polk County Public Schools’ health program is self-funded, meaning the district pays the medical expenses of its employees, including hospitalizations.

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Polk school superintendent: Groups to review 16 controversial books

Superintendent Frederick Heid said two committees have been formed to review 16 books that were challenged. Their first meeting will be March 1.

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Pascagoula-Gautier School District superintendent chosen to lead Lake Wales schools

Wayne Rodolfich says he's eager to get started and meet with students and teachers when his current contract runs out in June.

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Review committee needed for 16 books removed from Polk schools

The push to ban books has also made its way to Polk County Public Schools.

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Group targets 16 books in Polk County schools they deem obscene

A conservative political group in Florida complained that 16 books in public schools' libraries contain pornographic material harmful to children.

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