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Clark County school districts begin to receive CARES Act reimbursements

Districts eligible for $13 million to cover coronavirus-related costs, but will it be enough?

By Katie Gillespie, Columbian Education Reporter
Published: August 19, 2020, 6:00am
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Vadim Zalyashko, left, and Jasmine John, who both work in technology services for Battle Ground Public Schools, set up a new computer to be used by a Battle Ground High School teacher remotely in the fall Tuesday morning. Clark County school districts are eligible for more than $13 million in federal coronavirus relief funds.
Vadim Zalyashko, left, and Jasmine John, who both work in technology services for Battle Ground Public Schools, set up a new computer to be used by a Battle Ground High School teacher remotely in the fall Tuesday morning. Clark County school districts are eligible for more than $13 million in federal coronavirus relief funds. (Photos by amanda cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

As Clark County school districts prepare for another year of virtual learning, they continue to bear the costs of moving online in the spring.

School districts are beginning to receive their first reimbursements of federal funding meant to curb the costs of supporting students during the coronavirus pandemic.

Area schools are eligible for more than $13 million in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act funding.

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