Speaking of transportation...

The big story last spring was the discovery that many Lowell school buses were running at less than full capacity (some were only 40% full as they went about their daily routes). This wastefulness led to an overhaul of bus routes, a new director of transportation (see previous post) and a seven-bus reduction for a savings of $303,000. The excitement over this savings was somewhat diminished when we realized that it's going to cost an extra $1200 a day to bus the Stoklosa students to their temporary schools, the Molloy and the Cardinal O'Connor, until the new school is ready.