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In desperate need of bus drivers, Colorado Springs school leaders find ways to fill transportation gaps
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Julie Abeyta is no stranger to driving a bus, having served Lewis-Palmer School District 38 for more than a decade. But when she found herself stuck in a snowbank en route to pick up elementary students one January day, she wasn’t a bus driver. She was the transportation supervisor, head of the department, sent out…
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Federal grants open for electric school buses, state grants on the way
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Tens of millions of dollars in grants are available to Colorado school districts seeking to replace diesel school buses with electric-powered, zero-emission alternatives. Gov. Jared Polis, local leaders and representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency gathered at an Aurora elementary school on Wednesday to promote the electric school bus grants, urging school districts to take…
