Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Education
Georgia's Distraction-Free Education Act bans personal electronic devices all day for K-8 students and during class for high schoolers at Sandy Springs schools including North Springs High and Riverwood International Charter.
Education
Exterior brickwork is going up on the new North Springs High School building in Sandy Springs, part of a roughly $177 million replacement project on track to open for the 2027-2028 school year.
Education
Two new federal initiatives totaling more than $100 million for school kitchen upgrades and fresh-food research could give Fulton County Schools a chance to restore local farm purchasing it cut this summer, though no district official has said whether it plans to apply.
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.
Education
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.
Education
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.
Education
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.
Education
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.
Education
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.
Education
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.
Education
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.
Education
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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