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Latest reporting from the Education desk.
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Latest reporting from the Education desk.
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Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Education
Johns Creek High School listed for upgrades in $1.3B SPLOST vote
Fulton County Schools Superintendent Mike Looney previewed a $1.3 billion ESPLOST renewal vote set for Nov. 3 and reported early gains from the district's phone-free school policy during a North Fulton chamber podcast, with Johns Creek High School named for critical facility upgrades.
Education
Johns Creek Academic Bowl team finishes season ranked No. 2 in the nation
Johns Creek High School's Academic Bowl team finished the season ranked No. 2 nationally and placed seventh out of 72 teams at the 2026 PACE National Scholastic Championship, extending a four-year streak of first-place finishes at every regular-season tournament.
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Education
Johns Creek High School listed for upgrades in $1.3B SPLOST vote
Fulton County Schools Superintendent Mike Looney previewed a $1.3 billion ESPLOST renewal vote set for Nov. 3 and reported early gains from the district's phone-free school policy during a North Fulton chamber podcast, with Johns Creek High School named for critical facility upgrades.
Johns Creek, GA
72°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels like 72° · 39% rain
SatPatchy Fog88°F20%
SunPatchy Fog89°F20%
MonMostly Sunny91°F12%
TueSunny92°F10%
WedSunny93°F9%
ThuSunny94°F9%
FriSunny94°F20%
Education
Johns Creek High School listed for upgrades in $1.3B SPLOST vote
Fulton County Schools Superintendent Mike Looney previewed a $1.3 billion ESPLOST renewal vote set for Nov. 3 and reported early gains from the district's phone-free school policy during a North Fulton chamber podcast, with Johns Creek High School named for critical facility upgrades.
Johns Creek, GA
72°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels like 72° · 39% rain
SatPatchy Fog88°F20%
SunPatchy Fog89°F20%
MonMostly Sunny91°F12%
TueSunny92°F10%
WedSunny93°F9%
ThuSunny94°F9%
FriSunny94°F20%
Education
Fulton schools raise free and reduced meal income limits to $61,050 for a family of four
The USDA raised 2026-27 school meal income limits 2.6%, and Georgia state funding eliminates the reduced-price copay in Fulton County Schools, meaning qualifying Johns Creek families pay nothing for breakfast and lunch. Returning students must renew by Sept. 14 or face full-price charges.
Education
What Johns Creek parents need to know about Georgia's latest measles case
Georgia's seventh measles case of 2026, confirmed in an unvaccinated metro Atlanta resident with no travel history, raises community-spread concerns as Fulton County Schools students return to classrooms in Johns Creek.
Education
Johns Creek teens will moderate two candidate debates this fall
Thirteen high school students from the Student Leadership NORTH Secretary of State Ambassador team will moderate two free public candidate debates this fall in Johns Creek, covering three state races and the Fulton County District 1 commission contest.
Education
Johns Creek population decline drives school enrollment drop, budget squeeze
New Census data shows Johns Creek lost population between 2020 and 2025, reinforcing enrollment declines at all three local high schools as Fulton County Schools faces a $57 million deficit and a millage rate vote on Aug. 20.
Education
Fulton Schools opens year with 99% teacher fill rate, eyes tax increase
Fulton County Schools opened the 2026-27 year with a 99% districtwide teacher fill rate and 90% retention rate, meaning Johns Creek's three high schools start fully staffed, while enrollment dips to 83,000-plus and the board eyes an Aug. 20 millage rate vote.
Education
Johns Creek high schools post strong ACT scores as college-credit options grow
Johns Creek High School and Northview High School posted ACT composites of 25.6 and 26.9, far above state and national averages, as Fulton County Schools hit a record 91.9% graduation rate and expanded dual enrollment options for the 2026-27 school year.
Education
Northview named one of six Georgia schools offering 3DE business program
Northview High School is one of six Georgia schools offering the 3DE by Junior Achievement career-pathway program, which pairs students with corporate partners like Delta Air Lines, while two new enrollment pathways open the school to transfer and out-of-district students.
Education
ESPLOST renewal heads to November ballot, would fund Johns Creek school repairs
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted Aug. 5 to place a $2.09 billion ESPLOST school tax on the Nov. 3 ballot, with all three Johns Creek high schools named for capital improvements including HVAC, safety and infrastructure upgrades.
Education
Achieve Atlanta scholarship expands to four more Fulton schools, not Johns Creek
Achieve Atlanta is adding four south Fulton high schools to its need-based college scholarship program for 2026-2027, bringing the total to six FCS campuses, but Johns Creek High, Chattahoochee High, and Northview High remain ineligible with no announced timeline for inclusion.
Education
Fulton Schools cut AC breakdowns 70%, but Northview's aging units still being replaced
Fulton County Schools' preventive maintenance program has cut first-day AC service calls by 70%, but Northview High School's aging HVAC systems, which caused fire-alarm evacuations in January 2024, are still being phased out as students return Monday, August 3.
Education
First Day Fulton wraps up as Johns Creek families prep for Aug. 3 start
Fulton County Schools held its 10th annual First Day Fulton back-to-school fair Saturday, July 25, drawing thousands across two sites, as Johns Creek families prepare for the Monday, August 3 start of classes.
Education
Johns Creek weighs joining Fulton's emergency tax collection petition
A backlog of 292 unprocessed land packages has stalled Fulton County's 2026 tax digest, preventing the school district from setting its millage rate or collecting local property tax revenue that accounts for more than 60% of its budget. The Johns Creek City Council votes Monday, July 27, on joining a Superior Court petition to authorize interim tax collection.
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