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The wheels on the bus go... late, off-route, and terribly mismanaged

Kathryn Mullen
8.24.2010

School started last week for one of the highest performing middle schools in Columbus, the Columbus Collegiate Academy (one of Fordham’s sponsored schools). With the start of school comes the start of familiar problems with student transportation. While a few glitches during the first week are to be expected for any school, this year what’s happening to the kids, their parents, and CCA (under the operation of First Student – the sole transportation provider for Columbus City Schools), is appalling. Read the rest of the post here.

Tags: Columbus Columbus City School District Columbus Collegiate Academy

Kathryn Mullen has been with the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation since 2005. She is responsible for the Fordham Foundation’s charter school sponsorship (aka, “authorizing”) operation, which consists of a portfolio of thirteen public charter schools serving approximately 5,500 students in four Ohio…

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