Bob King http://wkyufm.org en Defense Department Grant to Help Hardin County Schools Combat Dropout Rate http://wkyufm.org/post/defense-department-grant-help-hardin-county-schools-combat-dropout-rate <p>Hardin County Schools will use a $1 million&nbsp; grant from the Defense Department to bolster dropout prevention efforts. The grant announced Thursday in Elizabethtown will pay for counseling programs for at-risk students, extended school services, and random drug testing at the district’s alternative school for troubled students. Thu, 20 Sep 2012 19:21:14 +0000 Kevin Willis 19507 at http://wkyufm.org