US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, right, greets bus drivers Dennis Duprey, left, and Scott Pipher on a visit to RSU 21 on Monday. Cardona participated in a discussion with drivers about how the education department can more fully support them and heard their thoughts on how districts can attract and retain new drivers. Photo by Tammy Wells
KENNEBUNK – When U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona asked RSU 21 bus drivers Monday what his department could do to help districts across the country attract drivers, the coach and driver of school buses, Cindy Messier, showed two instruction manuals for drivers.