Polk School Board could decide at its Jan. 28 meeting on a proposal for a new $100 million-plus high school in the Poinciana ...

The four lowest-ranked traditional schools had huge drops in their grad rates following the COVID-affected year of 2020-21.

The high school graduation rate for Polk County Public Schools improved by nearly four percentage points last year, the state ...

POLK COUNTY, Iowa — Polk County schools are seeing a surge in illnesses according to the Polk County Health Department. In a ...

A former Polk County substitute teacher was arrested Wednesday after having an inappropriate relationship with a student.

The Polk County Health Department is seeing what they’re calling a significant increase in schools reporting absences due to ...

Months after lawmakers approved it, Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone found tens of thousands of drivers have been cited ...

A former substitute teacher in Polk County was arrested after a high school student alleged they had an inappropriate relationship.

Earlier this month, a 16-year-old female student reported to her mother that she received sexually charged messages and pictures from her former substitute teacher, ...

There is a big problem when it comes to Big Brothers Big Sisters volunteers, according to a school board member who is ...

PLEASANT HILL, Iowa — Southeast Polk High School science teacher Allison McPherroen has been awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the school district ...

A Polk County man has been sentenced for making threats that ultimately postponed a high school graduation ceremony.