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School bus costs fueling need for other options
- 03-30-2010
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By Jorge Barrientos/Bakersfield Californian
The wheels on the bus go round and round -- but for how much longer? The high cost of operating school buses has forced districts in Kern County and throughout the state to trim routes and staff, seek alternatives and, in the case of one local district, survey parents to see if they'd be willing to foot part of the cost. Roughly 33 percent of Kern County's 175,000 students depend on school-offered transportation to get to campuses, compared with 16 percent statewide, according to county officials. Serving them is tough, officials said, because the state pays just 45 cents for every dollar districts spend on transportation. (more...)
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