Description

In the second episode of The Route, School Bus Fleet’s Executive Editor Wes Platt discusses the nationwide driver shortage with Stephen Owens, senior K-12 policy analyst with the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute.

Stops along The Route include:

• The Pickup: A closer look at the origins of the shortage.
• The Detour: Learn more about Stephen Owens.
• The Dropoff: Where do we go from here?

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⏱ Timestamps ⏱

0:00 Amazing Relic

1:09 Why the Driver Shortage Is So Complicated

6:02 What Issues Get Stephens Attention at the Budget Institute

8:08 Reading, Hiking, Breweries, and College Football

8:46 WandaVision Blasphemy

9:52 An Economic Answer to an Economic Problem

12:29 Why Have Bus Drivers Been Underpaid for So Long?