‘Our funding system is a dead end’: Lakeland private school faces financial trouble

‘Our funding system is a dead end’: Lakeland private school faces financial trouble

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) —The owner of a Lakeland cleaning company is turning to 8 On Your Side. Michael Lozada said he hasn't been paid for a job completed at a private school more than five months ago.           The director of Higher Learning Advantage Academy in Lakeland admits her school is struggling. She said invoices are stacking up and teachers are leaving, but when we asked why, the director pointed the finger at a program they count o…