Public Education

Iowa district rolls out expensive, limited electric buses despite funding freeze

Iowa’s Sioux City district has launched several new electric buses even as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program funding this initiative has been placed under review. “The funding for… Read More

Public Education

Maryland education board concludes ‘arbitrary, unreasonable’ electric school bus contract violated district’s own rules

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in Maryland has drawn withering criticism from the state’s board of education, which recently declared the district’s $168 million school bus contract “illegal.” “The (board’s) report found… Read More

Public Education

School bus mechanic warns of ‘economic disaster’ in deploying electric buses nationwide

In the rush to replace diesel school buses with electric ones, the U.S. educational system is financially endangering future generations, says a school bus mechanic in Colorado. “Electric is just… Read More