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The school transportation company said the decision to cut jobs comes after St. Louis Public Schools chose not to renew its contract for the next school year.

The announcement of the new contract with school transportation provider Zu虆m comes after the school district has relied on a patchwork of vendors to get kids to and from school.

Square Watson, chief operations officer for St. Louis Public Schools, said about 85% of students were getting to and from school on time. But the district鈥檚 efforts to address ongoing transportation issues could be hampered by the retirement of Transportation Director Toyin Akinola on Oct. 31.

A federal program is sending free electric school buses to districts across the country. The buses are better for the environment and drivers say they鈥檙e fun to drive, but there are some downsides.

For Afghan families new to the U.S., who lack driver's licenses and speak little English, working around St. Louis Public Schools鈥� canceled bus routes is difficult.

One of the first major policy issues introduced in the Missouri General Assembly every year is K-12 education funding, which takes up a fifth of the state鈥�

Funding for running school buses in Missouri could return to state funding goals within five years if the state education department鈥檚 request to the鈥�

Most students at Jefferson Elementary live within a mile of the school, meaning they鈥檙e within walking distance under St. Louis Public Schools鈥欌��

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens temporarily pulled $15 million worth of funding for school transportation on June 30, leaving many rural districts in the鈥�

Every school day, bright yellow buses transport thousands of students to class 鈥� some traveling across long distances to districts far from their homes,鈥�