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How you can help ensure the transition to electric school buses is equitable

We all have a role to play in an equitable transition to electric school buses. Here's how you can contribute.

Students Need Access to a Clean Ride to School

How can you help students access clean rides to school?

Communities Need Better Air Quality

How can you help electric school buses improve air quality for communities with the worst air pollution?

Schools Need the Resources to Transition to Electric School Buses

How can you help secure funding and financing to allow all schools to access electric school buses?

Prioritizing Workers in the Transition to Electric School Buses

How can you contribute to an equitable workforce transition?

Native Students Need Equitable Access to Clean Rides to School

How can you help prioritize the needs of Tribal Nations and Native communities in the electric school bus transition?

Equity in the Electric School Bus Value Chain

How can you contribute to making electric school buses even more socially and environmentally responsible?

Prioritizing Students with Disabilities in the Transition to Electric School Buses

How can you help students with disabilities secure a safe and accessible clean ride to school?

The Electric School Bus Transition Must Take Inequitable Electric Grids into Account

How can you help electric school buses contribute to a more stable and more equitable grid?

How the ESB Initiative Centers Equity

Learn how WRI’s Electric School Bus Initiative works to center equity.

Working Together

Learn about some of the many advocates and organizations joining together to advance a clean ride for kids.

ESB Initiative Partners

The Electric School Bus Initiative is proud to partner with environmental, equity and research organizations helping to advance an equitable and rapid transition to electric school buses nationwide.

The Electric School Bus Initiative Advisory Council

The Electric School Bus Initiative Advisory Council plays a key role in guiding the ESB Initiative toward the goal of equitably electrifying the full fleet of U.S. school buses.

Get Involved: Working Group Opportunities

Ready to take the next step? Check out these great opportunities to learn more and join in on crucial conversations.

Electric School Bus Ambassadors

We're proud to partner with Electric School Bus Ambassadors to support school districts as they transition to electric school buses.

“Zero-emission buses are a symbol of hope and a means of change for communities.”

- Gil Rosas, Modesto City Schools (CA) Director II Sustainability & Adaptation

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The Electric School Bus Series

The best way to learn about the transition to electric school buses is to hear about the experiences of school districts that have done it!

Successfully Operating in Cold Weather in Three Rivers, Michigan

How Steamboat Springs Navigates Mountainous Terrain with Electric School Buses

How South Carolina Used Federal Funds to Deliver More Than 2.5 Million Miles of Clean Rides for Kids

How a South Florida School District Is Using Electric School Buses to Advance District Sustainability

How a Rural, Tribal School Electrified Their School Bus Fleet

Building Resilience With Electric School Buses in Rural Oklahoma

How a Rural North Carolina Electric Cooperative Brought Electric School Buses to Historically Underserved Communities

How a Historic Pennsylvania Steel Town is Pioneering Clean Energy with Electric School Buses

How Cost Savings from Electric School Buses Enabled a Rural Kentucky School District to Increase Teacher Pay

In Rural Tennessee, a Supportive School Bus Dealer Met an Enthusiastic School District. The Partnership Has Been Electric.

Repowering the Transition to Electric in New York and Lowering Total Cost of Ownership

How Students in a Rural Midwest District Led the Charge to Electrify and Boost Grid Resiliency

How a Western New York School District Energized a Community Around Electric School Buses

How Austin's School Board Resolution Created a Path for Cleaner Rides for Kids

Powering the Grid with Cajon Valley Union School District

How North Carolina's Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is Planning for Seven Generations of Sustainability

Healthier Air for Students in Stockton, California

Wiring Up in Knox County

How Students in Salt Lake City Helped Advance an Equity Centered Plan

An Electrifying Partnership in Fairfax County, Virginia

Progress from Our Northern Neighbors in Prince Edward Island, Canada

Communities of color face on-road fine particulate matter pollution that is 61% to 75% higher than for white residents.

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists

Community Knowledge Base

A successful transition to electric school buses is all about sharing knowledge, success and learnings. Check out some of the key lessons and resources for any community.

Community Knowledge Base

12 Tips on Electric School Bus Adoption

Community Knowledge Base

Recursos en español: Lo que debe saber sobre una transición equitativa a autobuses escolares eléctricos

Community Knowledge Base

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Electric School Buses

Community Knowledge Base

How Students Can Take Action for Electric School Buses

Community Knowledge Base

How to Ensure a Sustainable Future for Electric School Bus Batteries

Community Knowledge Base

How to Help Your Community Fund Electric School Buses in the US

Community Knowledge Base

How Students in a Rural Midwest District Led the Charge to Electrify and Boost Grid Resiliency

Community Knowledge Base

The Transition to Electric School Buses Must Center Equity. Here's Why.

Community Knowledge Base

“Why Electric School Buses?” Sample Pitch Deck

Community Knowledge Base

Prioritizing Equity in Providing Technical Assistance to Underserved School Districts

Community Knowledge Base

How Students in Salt Lake City Helped Advance an Equity Centered Plan

Resources for You

No matter who you are, find ways to learn more about electric school buses and how you can play a role in an equitable transition.