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Community Parent Gathering: Sharing Birth Stories
Join us for our monthly gathering with Athens Birth Circle! This May, we celebrate Birth Story Month, a time to share and honor the incredible journeys of birth. Our meeting… Read More

One in 10 Ohio kindergartners aren’t fully vaccinated
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A tenth of kindergartners in Ohio didn’t receive their scheduled vaccinations during the COVID pandemic, according to state health officials. Last year, more children started… Read More

Parents overestimate their student’s academic progress, according to a new study
By: Amna Nawaz | Karina Cuevas | PBS NewsHour
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WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — Research shows the vast majority of K-12 parents believe their kids’ academic progress is at their grade level when it is not. To better understand the parent… Read More

Fed Hock hopes new middle school helps boost student support and communication with parents
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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STEWART, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — For the first time since the mid-2000s, Federal Hocking Local Schools will have an independent middle school with its own administration and bell schedule…. Read More
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Athens Lifeguards Quit Following Weeks Of Complaints Over Working Conditions
By: Lexi Lepof
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Three lifeguards abruptly quit the Athens City Pool last week and others put in their two-weeks notice. This follows weeks of complaints from lifeguards about working… Read More

Prepared Parents Workshop, by The Birth Circle
Do you want to get ready to be a parent and earn baby stuff at the same time? Meet other moms and hear their stories? The come hang out with… Read More

Foster Care & Adoption Information Meeting
Are you are interested in learning more about parenting opportunities through foster care and adoption? Attend this information meeting at Athens County Children Services and get your questions answered. There… Read More