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
The Freemanville Road bridge replacement in Milton will force rerouted school buses and heavy detour traffic around four schools when the 2026-27 year opens Monday, August 3, with the bridge not expected to reopen until late October.
Education
Alpharetta Elementary School is collecting old photos and memorabilia from alumni and community members ahead of its 70th anniversary celebration on Friday, October 23, 2026.
Education
Fulton County Schools students logged 11,126,597 reading minutes during the 2025-26 school year, surpassing the district's 10 million-minute Beanstack challenge goal, with Cambridge High School media specialist Laura Morgan using a claw machine as an incentive and Webb Bridge Middle School earning recognition for the highest total.
Education
A new Georgia law banning personal electronic devices for K-8 students takes effect when Fulton County Schools opens Monday, August 3, affecting every elementary and middle school in Alpharetta and Milton.
Education
Fulton County Schools relaunched its "Know Before You Go" back-to-school portal on July 23, giving Alpharetta and Milton families a single hub for bus routes, device protection plans, emergency contacts, and meal menus before the August 3 first day of school.
Education
The Georgia Lottery raised a record $1.54 billion for education in fiscal year 2026, continuing to fund full tuition coverage through the HOPE Scholarship for qualifying graduates and free Pre-K classrooms at 10 Alpharetta and Milton-area elementary schools.
Education
Georgia Department of Education data shows Alpharetta High School's Asian student population reached 32% of its 2,005-student body in 2024-25, while Milton High School led all 103 Fulton County schools in white student enrollment at 1,147.
Education
The City of Milton has formally responded to public comments on its Birmingham Highway pedestrian safety project near three Fulton County schools, confirming plans for wider sidewalks, pedestrian crossings, and shared-use paths, but construction remains years away with a projected 2029 start.
Education
Alpharetta and Milton homeowners have until Thursday, July 31 to appeal their Fulton County property assessments, which will determine school taxes once the Board of Education sets its millage rate by September 1.
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