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OPINION: Schools Can Help Us Build Back Better and Address Climate Change

The Hechinger Report

The K-12 Climate Action commission co-chaired by former Secretary of Education John B. In Maryland, Montgomery County recently announced a deal to transition its entire fleet of 1,422 school buses from diesel to electric by 2035.

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School districts are going into debt to keep up with technology

The Hechinger Report

And because the laptops will obviously need to be replaced every few years, this voter-approved bond measure authorized a recurring series of short-term bond sales — future offerings commence after current obligations are paid off — the last of which will come due in 2035.