Lawmakers more than double state budget for student transportation, a boon for schools and parents

This story is part of an ongoing investigation that looks at the state’s aging school buses and bus driver shortages  — a combination that is having a significant impact on the education of Georgia’s youth.

After marathon budgeting sessions, lawmakers in the House and Senate agreed last week on final changes to the fiscal year 2025 budget. Among those agreements was to keep $205 million of the proposed $210 million increase for student transportation recommended by Gov. Brian Kemp, which...