Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Education
The Fulton County Board of Education is proposing an 18.080 millage rate for 2026, a 1-mill increase and the first school tax hike in seven years, with three public hearings starting Oct. 13 before a final vote.
Education
The Fulton County Board of Education is proposing an 18.080 millage rate for 2026, a 1-mill increase and the first school tax hike in seven years, with three public hearings starting Oct. 13 before a final vote.
The Fulton County Board of Education is proposing an 18.080 millage rate for 2026, a 1-mill increase and the first school tax hike in seven years, with three public hearings starting Oct. 13 before a final vote.
Education
ShinyHunters, the hacking group that disrupted Fulton County Schools' Canvas platform in April, claims it breached the FBI's recruiting portal and stole personal data on thousands of bureau employees.
Education
Fulton County Schools COO Noel Maloof confirmed at the district's first redistricting forum that eight North Fulton schools serving Alpharetta and Milton families face possible consolidation due to declining enrollment, while South Fulton will see only boundary adjustments.
Education
Georgia's emergency management agency rolled out a voluntary behavioral threat assessment model on Sept. 24 that Fulton County Schools campuses, including those serving Alpharetta and Milton students, can request to help identify and address concerning behavior before it escalates.
Education
The Fulton County Board of Education promoted Erin Nusnbaum, a nearly 20-year district veteran who started as a classroom teacher, to Executive Director of the Office of the Superintendent, a role overseeing high-priority initiatives across all FCS schools including Alpharetta High, Milton High and Cambridge High.
Education
Twenty seniors from Alpharetta High, Cambridge High and Milton High were named 2027 National Merit Semifinalists, placing them among less than 1% of U.S. high school seniors and making them eligible for scholarships worth a combined $24 million.
Education
Two Alpharetta High School seniors have launched a petition to remove Flock Safety license plate cameras from campus, citing privacy concerns, while Fulton County Schools defends the districtwide system as a safety tool.
Education
Gwinnett Technical College's Alpharetta-North Fulton campus is seeing growing dual enrollment in cybersecurity, business, welding and other programs as 76% of new students now call the college their first choice.
Education
The head of the federal Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services resigned one day before staff were set to transfer to HHS, raising questions about oversight of the $15 billion in IDEA funding that supports nearly 10,000 Fulton County Schools students with disabilities.
Education
Agasthya Chava, a Cambridge High School 10th-grader in Milton, built FreshTrack, an AI-powered grocery-tracking app now being deployed through Helping Hands Ending Hunger's Georgia school chapters to help families reduce food waste.
Education
Innovation Academy in Alpharetta ranked No. 3 in Georgia and No. 112 nationally in the 2026-2027 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools rankings, outpacing Milton, Alpharetta and Cambridge high schools.
Education
Fulton County Schools families of four earning up to $61,050 now qualify for completely free school meals after federal thresholds rose 2.6% and Georgia's state subsidy eliminated the reduced-price charge, but returning students must reapply before Sept. 14 or lose their benefit status.
Education
FCS Innovation Academy's counseling department held a daylong Senior Bootcamp on Aug. 14 for the Class of 2027, giving rising seniors at the Alpharetta magnet school informative sessions ahead of the 2026-27 school year.
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