Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Education
The Link at North Springs High School hosted the Metro RESA 2026-27 Community Schools Kickoff on Aug. 26, bringing together directors, coordinators and social workers from across metro Atlanta to workshop intentional partnership-building for the new school year.
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Fulton County Schools has ended contracts with local farmers who supplied fresh produce and meat to cafeterias at North Springs, Riverwood and other Sandy Springs schools after the federal government terminated the USDA's Local Food for Schools grant program.
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UGA's overall admission rate has fallen from 53% to below 30% and Georgia Tech's in-state rate dropped from 45% to 28% since 2016, forcing Sandy Springs families at North Springs and Riverwood to rethink their approach to Georgia's flagship universities.
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Fulton County Schools projects its North Fulton region, which includes North Springs High and Riverwood International Charter in Sandy Springs, will lose about 1,163 high-school students by 2030-31, intensifying budget pressures that have already led to a $57 million deficit and a proposed millage rate increase.
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Superintendent Mike Looney formally recommended raising Fulton County Schools' property tax rate from 17.08 to 18.08 mills at Thursday's board meeting, a move that could eliminate a planned district-wide employee furlough day affecting North Springs and Riverwood staff while adding roughly $286 per year to a typical Sandy Springs homeowner's school tax bill.
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Fulton County Schools released a new podcast episode detailing how the district prepares for emergencies at campuses including Sandy Springs' North Springs High and Riverwood International Charter School, outlining drill requirements, alert technology and what parents need to know.
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Dr. MaryKay Berry, who leads special education services for roughly 10,200 Fulton County students including those at North Springs and Riverwood, received the GAEL Jim Puckett Outstanding Educator Award, recognized at the Aug. 12 board meeting.
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Families at North Springs High School and Riverwood International Charter School face hundreds of dollars in annual fees for meals, parking, activities and senior costs, with no consolidated price list at either school. A board work session is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 11, in Sandy Springs.
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A Fulton County judge authorized interim property tax collection using 2025 millage rates, resolving a cash-flow crisis for Fulton County Schools and setting Sandy Springs homeowners up to receive two separate tax bills in 2026.
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The State Charter Schools Commission approved Spalding Academy for Innovation and Learning on July 29, giving Sandy Springs parents who fought the closure of Spalding Drive Elementary a path to open a tuition-free charter school for the 2027-28 school year, though the group still needs to secure a building and build its enrollment list.
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Dunwoody Springs Elementary is accepting in-zone and out-of-zone Pre-K wait list applications for 2026-27, with school starting Aug. 3 and a board work session in Sandy Springs on Aug. 11.
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North Springs High School in Sandy Springs is now accepting tuition-paying students from outside Fulton County at $11,000 per year through Fulton County Schools' new "Find Your Future at Fulton" program, offering access to its STEAM, Creative Arts, and Accelerated Career Diploma magnet tracks.
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