Overall Polk County students improved in two-thirds of the categories, but fell in others. See how your school did.

For more than 30 years, The Ledger has honored the top scholar-athletes in Polk County and continues that tradition this year ...

11. A world history textbook for containing a critical message about the Crusades. (Christianism) 12. A prayer led by a football coach for conveying a not-so-subtle endorsement of Christianity.

Niru Neil Dorrian Scotland BSc (Hons) Marine Biology Having a degree in marine biology has been invaluable, launching me into a global career that has taken me around the world almost continuously ...

Garrett Hardin was a prolific and controversial writer whose 1968 article “The Tragedy of the Commons” launched him onto the national stage as one of the intellectual leaders of the environmental ...