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."

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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