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They’ve called schools, sent letters, pushed surveys, presented at conferences and promoted educational videos.

For six years, state Department of Ecology officials have offered money to any Washington schools looking to remove and replace lights containing PCBs, banned chemicals that have the potential to seep into classrooms.

Just one school district has taken advantage of the funding. Only two other districts have tapped into a similar pool of money allocated by state education officials.

A renewed spotlight is on PCBs — and the funding to remove them — a

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