California is one of the few states that does not require school systems to provide buses for all kids to get to campuses. Thus, California is near the bottom in per-pupil bus riders. LAUSD serves more than 600,000 students, and 41,000 of them ride the district's buses each day.
Where did LA's school buses go?
American School Bus Credit: Ian Britton/CC BY-NC 2.0. Photo credit: Ian Britton (CC BY-NC 2.0)
Credits
Guests:
- Lilia Montoya - Interim director of transportation at LAUSD
- Noreen Mcdonald - Professor, Director of the Carolina Transportation Program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill