[Local-Maine-Schools] 5% cut in transportation costs? No problem...

[Dick Atlee]

In case the DOE doesn't see any problem with cutting transportation 
costs, they might find some ideas on how to do that from this article 
(not pretty).

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States Grapple With Fuel Costs for School Buses
   Rising fuel costs force districts to scratch programs,
   trim expenses to fill school bus tanks
By WHITNEY WOODWARD
Associated Press Writer
May 30, 2008 (AP)
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=4962551

(Among the various approaches to saving money is a Minnesota district 
going to a four-day school week because of transportation fuel costs. 
But what about next winter...)