Milwaukee Schools to Reduce Busing

Dani McClain:

The Milwaukee School Board has voted to reduce busing at the high school level, which means a phasing out of district-funded busing for students living north of Capitol Drive who want to attend south side high schools.
The full board on Thursday unanimously supported the measure, which had stalled several times in the finance committee.
“The intent is to ensure that quality programs are available all over the city,” said finance committee chair Michael Bonds, who has proposed extensive transportation cuts that would reduce busing by $20 million.