What Next TBD: Tech Disrupts the School Bus
Slate Business
English - September 08, 2023 07:00 - 27 minutesManagement Business News Business News Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
When Howard County signed a $27 million contract with the start-up Zum, the company promised to modernize the way schools provide transportation. But when the school year started, that’s not what happened.
Guest: Daniel Zawodny, covering transportation for the Baltimore Banner and corps member of Report For America.
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When Howard County signed a $27 million contract with the start-up Zum, the company promised to modernize the way schools provide transportation. But when the school year started, that’s not what happened.
Guest: Daniel Zawodny, covering transportation for the Baltimore Banner and corps member of Report For America.
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