Lombardo got $14M for charter school transportation. Why aren’t more schools applying for it?
Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo earlier this year secured for charter schools their first ever pool of dedicated money for transportation, calling it “a critical part of expanding and enhancing school choice opportunities in our state.”
But, so far, schools haven’t had to fight over the funding.
As of late August, only $1.2 million of the available $7 million in funding had been awarded to just 11 schools.
The dedicated transportation funding included as part of an education bill sponsored by Lombardo and subject to heavy negotiations with Democrats who control the Nevada Legislature. The bill set aside $14 million for student transportation at charter schools – $7 million for use in the current academic year and $7 million for the 2024-25 academic year…
