Nearly 100 security cameras are on their way to public schools in the Dallas district, part of a bond-funded plan to improve campus safety and security.
Students in Polk County schools generally bucked a statewide trend by getting more ninth-graders on track toward graduation last year, but remained below state averages for math and English language
Come Sept. 1, any new construction or residential additions will be imposed with an excise tax to help augment the budget coffers at the Dallas School District.