School bus fixes can't be rushed

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jul 09, 2012

~~<p>There's plenty of blame to go around in the truly dreadful debacle over funding for school buses and the cuts in services that have been proposed and revised in recent days.</p>
<p>Last week the state Board of Education owned up to its failure to stay on top of the problem and keep parents in the loop. It just won't do to alert parents a few weeks or even a few days in advance of a new school year that their family's transportation logistics have been entirely upheaved. The Department of Education should have long ago gotten a grip on its skyrocketing bus contractual costs, and lawmakers punted on their oversight responsibilities, too.</p>
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There's plenty of blame to go around in the truly dreadful debacle over funding for school buses and the cuts in services that have been proposed and revised in recent days.

Last week the state Board of Education owned up to its failure to stay on top of the problem and keep parents in the loop. It just won't do to alert parents a few weeks or even a few days in advance of a new school year that their family's transportation logistics have been entirely upheaved. The Department of Education should have long ago gotten a grip on its skyrocketing bus contractual costs, and lawmakers punted on their oversight responsibilities, too. Login for more...