Fulton Science Academy named one of America's best schools
Alpharetta’s Fulton Science Academy Charter Middle School, was one of 304 schools selected as a 2011 Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education, based on their overall academic excellence or for their success in closing achievement gaps.
The Blue Ribbon School Program honors public and private K-12 schools for their academic excellence and ability to help students achieve at very high scholastic levels.
Fulton Science Academy was selected in part because its students have continued to score in and above the top 10 percent on state school assessments.
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Ernie Suggs is an enterprise reporter covering race and culture for the AJC since 1997. A 1990 graduate of N.C. Central University and a 2009 Harvard University Nieman Fellow, he is also the former vice president of the National Association of Black Journalists. His obsession with Prince, Spike Lee movies, Hamilton and the New York Yankees is odd.
