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Story summary
- East Greenbush Central School District held a “bus rodeo” and hired five to eight drivers.
- District pays drivers about $28 an hour and provides health benefits.
- U.S. school bus driver employment was 9.5% below 2019 levels in August 2025.
- Economist Hilary Wething said wages are too low, the main reason the driver workforce hasn't returned to pre-pandemic levels.
