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California budget cuts target school bus service
- 05-14-2010
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By Diana Lambert/Sacramento Bee
The little yellow school bus may soon be coming to the end of the road. Budget cuts and increased fuel costs are combining to make it harder for school districts to provide bus service for students. And a new state proposal could render transportation funding as optional for school officials. The plan also would reduce state school transportation spending by 20 percent, to $496 million. The budgeting moves won't affect special education transportation funding. State funding for transportation has lagged for years, with most districts receiving less than half of the funding needed from Sacramento to keep programs rolling, according to California Department of Education statistics. (more...)
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