Star-Ledger (September 23)
2021/ 09/ 24 by jd in Global News
“Facing a lack of bus drivers at the start of the academic year, school districts around the state are dangling incentives that include higher pay for commercial drivers and ‘parent contracts’ worth $1,000 for residents to transport their kids to school in their own cars. The issue extends beyond the state’s borders. In Massachusetts, the governor activated 250 members of the National Guard to get behind the wheel of school transport vans.”
Tags: Bus drivers, Commercial drivers, Higher pay, Incentives, Lack, Massachusetts, National Guard, Parent contracts, Residents, School districts, Transport