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Columbian Education Reporter

Clark County schools give unused medical equipment to Legacy Health

March 25, 2020, 7:46pm Clark County Health Free

Career and technical educators are making the most of their students’ absence by donating unused medical equipment to Legacy Health. Read story

Buses line up to transport students from Covington Middle School on March 13, 2020.

Clark County schools adjusting to Inslee directive

Buses line up to transport students from Covington Middle School on March 13, 2020.

March 25, 2020, 6:06am Clark County News Free

Since March 16, nothing has been settled for area school districts and colleges. It took only a week for the situation to become even more restrictive. Read story

The Ridgefield School District planned to run a bond in the April special election — which may be canceled.

Special election for Ridgefield school bond likely to be postponed

The Ridgefield School District planned to run a bond in the April special election — which may be canceled.

March 23, 2020, 4:57pm Clark County News Free

The Ridgefield School District is poised to cancel its upcoming bond vote due to continued concerns about the novel coronavirus. Read story

Owen Watt runs along side a school bus filled with fellow students as it pulls away from Covington Middle School on Friday afternoon, March 13, 2020.

Clark County school districts develop pay plans

Owen Watt runs along side a school bus filled with fellow students as it pulls away from Covington Middle School on Friday afternoon, March 13, 2020.

March 19, 2020, 7:17pm Clark County News Free

Clark County school districts are beginning to roll out plans for paying their staff in the midst of the novel coronavirus outbreak, pledging that employees will be paid through extended closures. Read story

Carol Arroyo, a ballet teacher at Columbia Dance Center, left, and her daughter, Ava, 13, livestream a ballet class in an empty studio for adults unable to attend due to the COVID-19 quarantine on Wednesday morning. The school is closed through April 24 due to the virus, which has closed schools across the state.

Columbia Dance Center teacher provides classes via YouTube

Carol Arroyo, a ballet teacher at Columbia Dance Center, left, and her daughter, Ava, 13, livestream a ballet class in an empty studio for adults unable to attend due to the COVID-19 quarantine on Wednesday morning. The school is closed through April 24 due to the virus, which has closed schools across the state.

March 19, 2020, 6:04am Clark County Life Free

In her classroom at the Columbia Dance Center, Carol Arroyo and her daughter Ava performed for an audience of none. Read story

Alexander Monsalve, 13, plays a computer game while joined by his mom, Cecelia Jones, in his Vancouver bedroom Monday afternoon. The family, like most others in Clark County, are now confined to their home during the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Clark County families settling into new normal

Alexander Monsalve, 13, plays a computer game while joined by his mom, Cecelia Jones, in his Vancouver bedroom Monday afternoon. The family, like most others in Clark County, are now confined to their home during the novel coronavirus outbreak.

March 17, 2020, 6:04am Clark County News Free

Cecilia Jones and her wife, Rayelynne Jones, know a thing or two about hunkering down in a crisis. Read story

Kimberlynn Troyer, a third-grader in Pat Harmon's Maple Grove Primary School class, reacts as pond water overflows its container on Friday. Students in her group were testing the water's turbidity, a measure of how many particles it contained.

Program brings watershed moments for Maple Grove pupils

Kimberlynn Troyer, a third-grader in Pat Harmon's Maple Grove Primary School class, reacts as pond water overflows its container on Friday. Students in her group were testing the water's turbidity, a measure of how many particles it contained.

March 17, 2020, 6:02am Clark County News

Eight-year-old Micaiah Ackler squealed Friday as she pulled what appeared to be the discarded exoskeleton of a creepy-crawly from a bucket of pond water. Read story

Trinity Breland, left, and Haydn Dorsey exchange phone numbers as Breland's bus pulls away from Covington Middle School so that the two can stay in touch on the final day of school for the 2019-2020 school year.

Clark County schools to close for six weeks over COVID-19 concerns

Trinity Breland, left, and Haydn Dorsey exchange phone numbers as Breland's bus pulls away from Covington Middle School so that the two can stay in touch on the final day of school for the 2019-2020 school year.

March 13, 2020, 1:43pm Clark County News Free

Public schools in Clark County will close their doors through at at least six weeks due to the ongoing spread of COVID-19. Read story

Evergreen School District offices.

Lawsuit filed against Evergreen schools alleges racist acts at 49th St. Academy

Evergreen School District offices.

March 13, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

A Vancouver woman is suing Evergreen Public Schools, alleging she was the victim of racist behavior by co-workers during her three years as a special education teacher. Read story

The Maker Mobile is parked outside Peter S.

Vancouver schools’ Maker Mobile a tech-forward spin on learning

The Maker Mobile is parked outside Peter S.

March 12, 2020, 8:39pm Clark County News

Vancouver Public Schools’ newest (and greenest) bus may not be able to fly to the rainforest or travel through your cardiovascular system — but it’s helping kids do pretty magical things nonetheless. Read story