Fuel Prices Crush School Budgets

Fuel prices are crashing school budgets nationwide, with districts like Davidson County already spending a third of their transportation budgets on gas—and tapping savings to keep buses rolling. HVAC repairs now come with fuel surcharges, adding unexpected costs with no state or federal relief. Superintendents are under immense pressure to maintain operations and pay staff, even as rising costs threaten to cut extracurriculars, delay repairs, or even lead to staff layoffs if counties don’t step in with emergency funding. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/4812affa88919583