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Old 7th-August-2008, 10:48 AM
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Default Rising Energy Costs Plunder School Budgets

Public schools spent $8 billion on utilities in 2002, up by $2 billion from 2000. When taking diesel costs into account for school buses, the recent spike in energy costs is more daunting.

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Good excuse for energy efficiency if ever there was one.
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Public schools spent $8 billion on utilities in 2002, up by $2 billion from 2000. When taking diesel costs into account for school buses, the recent spike in energy costs is more daunting.

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Good excuse for energy efficiency if ever there was one.


what represents the rise compare to total budget?
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I'd like to know what schools are doing with their existing budgets. Every, single, year, schools are crying for more and more money, even before the high cost of fuel came into play.
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what represents the rise compare to total budget?
Good question and one that needs answering to get perspective on the matter.

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