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Four Cobb elementary schools split $650,000 grant for early learning

September 24, 2014 Marietta - Interim superintendent Chris Ragsdale (center) meets students and teachers while Congressman Tom Price visits to Wheeler High School on Wednesday, September 24, 2014. Cobb school board members are giving their interim superintendent Chris Ragsdale rave reviews, indicating they will appoint him as the permanent replacement to Michael Hinojosa, who unexpectedly announced he was stepping down from the high profile education job in February. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Credit: Hyosub Shin

Credit: Hyosub Shin

September 24, 2014 Marietta - Interim superintendent Chris Ragsdale (center) meets students and teachers while Congressman Tom Price visits to Wheeler High School on Wednesday, September 24, 2014. Cobb school board members are giving their interim superintendent Chris Ragsdale rave reviews, indicating they will appoint him as the permanent replacement to Michael Hinojosa, who unexpectedly announced he was stepping down from the high profile education job in February. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
By Ben Brasch
Oct 14, 2016

Four Cobb County elementary schools are getting more than half a million grant dollars to help younger students with language skills.

The KickStART Cobb program earned itself a grant of $652,491.67.

The money will go to helping students from kindergarten to third grade "through robust professional development for teachers, collaboration with community partners such as artists in resident and resource development for parents."

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The follow elementary schools are getting the money: LaBelle, Powder Springs, Clarkdale and Kennesaw.

That means about 2,000 students and 140 would reap the benefit.

Gwinnett County schools earned more than $293,000 to help at-risk students.

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