Education Law

Up, up and away

Unless fuel prices take an unexpected turn toward the good old days of $3 a gallon gas (remember we thought that was expensive?), school districts, like households and businesses, will continue facing tough budget choices. Stories abound of districts looking into all manner of strategies to save on the rising cost of fuel and the residual effects on other expenses, like food.

USA TODAY is just the latest media outlet to examine what districts are doing. BoardBuzz has covered this before as well.

No district appears to be immune to the skyrocketing costs. In Mississippi, there's even talk of starting school later to avoid higher electric bills in the brutal heat of August. What's your district doing to cope? Use our comment feature to share ideas with your colleagues across the country.

Full post as published by BoardBuzz: NSBA's Daily Weblog on July 10, 2008 (boomark / email).