school transportation
School Districts Raise Bus Driver Pay as Hiring Efforts Show Progress
School districts continue to look for ways to bring more drivers into student transportation, and higher wages are becoming a bigger part of that effort. School bus driver employment remained 9.5% bel...
Jefferson County Schools Approves New Incentives to Recruit and Retain Bus Drivers
The Jefferson County Board of Education has approved a new recruitment and retention plan aimed at strengthening its school transportation workforce as the district continues working to fill vacant bu...
Blue Springs School District Upgrades Bus Fleet with New Communication System
The Blue Springs School District has completed a fleetwide communications upgrade, replacing analog radios on all school buses with a new cellular-based radio system designed to improve communication ...
DATTCO Children’s Bookmarks One Year of Helping First-Time School Bus Riders
DATTCO is marking the first anniversary of its free children’s book, The Big Yellow Adventure, after the resource was downloaded more than 4,000 times during its first year, highlighting continu...
Auburn City Schools Introduces Live Bus Tracking App Before Start of School Year
Auburn City Schools will begin the new school year with a new live bus tracking platform, giving families real-time access to bus locations and service updates through the My Ride K 12 mobile app. The...
Virginia ‘Load the Bus’ Campaign Returns to Help Students Prepare for the School Year
Communities across Virginia’s Roanoke Valley will once again come together to help students start the new school year with the supplies they need as the annual Load the Bus campaign returns on J...
School District Invites Prospective Bus Drivers to Test Drive Before Applying
A Kansas school district is allowing prospective bus drivers to get behind the wheel before deciding whether to apply for a position. Derby Public Schools announced a series of “try it out”...
Longtime Hamilton County Bus Driver Inducted into Tennessee School Bus Driver Hall of Fame
A longtime Hamilton County school bus driver has been recognized for a career marked by safety, reliability, and service to students. Jerry Green was recently inducted into the Tennessee School Bus Dr...
STN EXPO West Session Will Use Past School Bus Incidents to Explore Better Safety Decisions
Many transportation professionals spend time reviewing procedures after an incident occurs. A seminar scheduled for STN EXPO West next month will focus on what happens before an incident ever reaches ...
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