On Cnn.com today there was an article about how much gas prices have skyrocketed and how it is affecting school districts. Diesel prices have gone up by 35% in the past year, and some schools have had to pay over $70,000 more for diesel than they did last year. This increase in spending on diesel has caused the schools to spend less on teachers, materials, textbooks, and software updates. It also, in some cases, has caused schools to reduce bus routes, and making kids walk further to catch their bus or get a ride to school from their parents.
If Weiser had to start cutting back bus routes, I would definitely be driving because I live in the boonies and my route would definitely be cut. With the new Classrooms of the Future Grant though, materials and textbook expenses wouldn't be as much of an issue, because we could go mostly computerized.
Overall, we need to start seeing more alternative fuels or cars with better gas mileage on the market, or maybe we will all be doing cyberschool or be homeschooled because busing will cost too much money.
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