Polk Co. Public Schools says funding freeze could have alarming consequences

Another local school district is sounding the alarm about a current federal funding freeze that’s keeping almost $400 million from flowing to school districts across the State of Florida.

Thursday afternoon, Polk County Public Schools sent a warning to staff members and students’ parents.

The district says it’s facing an immediate $2.5 million shortfall in state funding because of increased voucher and charter school allocations and a dual-enrollment miscalculation error…

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