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How to know if your child is getting enough sleep

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Families are gearing up for a new school year. New grades, new teachers and new schedules are on the horizon. To accommodate the shift from summer break, consistent bedtime routines…

It’s time to talk to your kids about school safety

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With schools starting back up soon, the Marietta Police Department is reminding everyone to start the year off safe by discussing back to school safety with your children. The department…

Here’s how you can weigh in on Georgia’s math standards

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If you've ever complained about what your child is learning in math or how they are learning it, you actually have a chance to give input to state school officials.…

Here’s how you can help DeKalb County students with school supplies

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You can help students in need get the necessary school supplies this year when DeKalb County asks residents to "stuff the bus" with school supplies. The county's second Stuff the…

CDC says it’s OK for kids to return to in-person classes

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(The Center Square) – The Center for Disease Control updated federal COVID guidance Friday with several major changes as schools around the country grapple with policies for students' return in…

Georgia sees jump in opioid deaths

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There’s no real profile for the victims. They don’t appear to fit into any particular economic, racial or ethnic grouping. The rising numbers of opioid overdoses “seem to hit everyone,’’…

Here’s how the expanded child tax credit will affect Georgia families

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The expanded federal child tax credit Congress passed this year is expected to lift nearly 700,000 Georgia children out of poverty, including about 470,000 Black children, child advocacy leaders said…

Will Georgia keep healthcare.gov or have its own health exchange?

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Georgia officials have pushed back against a federal health agency’s request for more financial information on the state’s insurance waiver plan. A letter dated July 2 says that Georgia’s approach…

Expect higher gas prices in Georgia for Fourth of July weekend

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(The Center Square) – While Georgia’s gas prices remain below the national average, AAA predicts the cost of fuel will continue to climb over the holiday weekend. More Americans will…

Atlanta ranks the worst city for minimum wage workers

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As an ongoing worker shortage has many employers questioning employee benefits and pay requirements for the lowest paid workers, a survey released by a moving services company has tagged Atlanta…

Hopebridge will open two new autism therapy locations for Georgia children

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As the prevalence of autism increases and the national focus is placed on early identification and intervention, Hopebridge Autism Therapy Centers is bringing its innovative mix of multidisciplinary services closer to home for…

Find out about Gwinnett County’s new state-of-the-art library

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SNELLVILLE -- Gwinnett County residents will soon have a new library that will include co-working spaces and teaching spaces. Gwinnett County and the city of Snellville have a new construction…

Some Georgia students will get to take ‘Adulting 101’ class

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Adulting is hard. That's why University of Georgia Cooperative Extension agents in Cobb, Gwinnett, Newton, and Rockdale counties have devised a virtual youth development series called Adulting 101 for 4-H…

Will Northside Hospital drop UnitedHealthcare?

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Three months ago, two Northside hospitals in Gwinnett County went out of network with UnitedHealthcare, affecting thousands of the insurance company’s members. Looming now is the potential for other Northside…