Electric School Buses

The New York Legislature is putting the final touches on the state’s 2027 budget. This is the first budget cycle that 115th District Assemblyman Michael Cashman has experienced.

(Airs 05/21/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with David Albert, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer for the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) about this week’s school budget votes, the school funding formula, current issues impacting learning, and much more.

(Airs 05/21/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with David Albert, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer for the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) about this week’s school budget votes, the school funding formula, current issues impacting learning, and much more.

In April 2022, New York approved a state budget that included a provision mandating that all school buses purchased by 2027 must be zero-emission and all district fleets must transition by 2035.

EPA grants to help electrify school buses

Hoping to replace diesel-powered school buses with zero-emissions electric vehicles, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is offering funding to school districts to pay for the transition.

Three Vermont school districts will soon be using electric buses.The Barre Unified School District, Champlain Valley School District and Franklin West…