July 20, 2012, 12:05 AM
A yellow school bus sits gutted, propped up on wooden blocks at a shop in Guatemala, more than a thousand miles from its former life. Black spray paint barely obscures the name of the school district it used to serve. It is one of several aging buses that have rolled in from across the United...
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February 14, 2012, 12:05 AM
California schools will no longer lose $248 million in transportation funding under legislation Gov. Jerry Brown signed Friday – a move applauded by many education officials and school districts that had decried the loss as a disproportionate burden on rural schools. But for some,...
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January 9, 2012, 12:05 AM
There are no sidewalks, bike lanes or public transportation in Forks of Salmon, a tiny, forest-shrouded community deep in the mountains of Siskiyou County. For seven of the 10 students at Forks of Salmon Elementary School, getting to class means taking a 45-minute school bus ride on 18 miles of a...
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September 2, 2011, 12:05 AM
The big yellow school bus is fast becoming a relic in California, as districts eliminate bus drivers and routes to address education budget cuts. Officials for the San Francisco Unified School District ended bus service for hundreds of children this fall and will make further reductions over...
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