If Only There Were Some Proxy of Value That Could Be Adjusted According to Market Conditions

It appears that school districts are having a very difficult time recruiting bus drivers.

That's quite a conundrum there.  What can you do to fix this?

Here's a suggestion: Pay them more!

This sh%$ ain't rocket science.  (Full disclosure, I spent a number of years at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, so I know what this means, and being a rocket science ain't all that)

After the first day of school in Louisville, Ky., Patrick Lester could not find his 6-year-old daughter, Adara.

After he waited for 40 minutes at the bus stop, a phone call to the school revealed that she had been put on another bus, Mr. Lester said. But school staff members could not confirm whether she had been dropped off, nor could they reach the driver.

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A bus driver shortage that has plagued the country’s school districts for years came to a head in Louisville. After that first chaotic day, the city’s school system, Jefferson County Public Schools, which serves about 100,000 students, abruptly halted classes until at least Friday for elementary and middle school students, and Monday for high school students.

Marty Pollio, the district superintendent, said at a news conference on Monday that the district would work to provide bus drivers with everything they need for success, including increasing wages.

Well, someone has a clue, but they won't raise wages.  There are tax abatements for over-privileged billionaires to be paid for to do what they would do anyway.