New Delhi, May 16 -- Surging diesel prices triggered by the war with Iran are severely straining US school district budgets. Educational institutions are facing exorbitant bills just to operate student transport fleets and power local generators-a financial shock that administrators warn is unsustainable over the long term.

From Waco, Texas, to Yakima, Washington, school districts are being forced to draw from emergency financial reserves to maintain basic bus services.

Meanwhile, according to Reuters report, remote districts in Alaska are frantically trying to secure the fuel necessary simply to keep classroom lights and heating operational.

This fiscal strain highlights one of the widespread secondary economic impacts of the US-Israe...