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in loving memory of george ed donn
News•by Staff and News Reports•October 14, 2024

Remembering George “Ed” Donn

A school transportation veteran with experience in both school districts and the private sector, George Edward Donn died Oct. 10, 2024. Read about the NAPT Hall of Famer’s life and legacy here.

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a school bus is overturned
News•by Staff and News Reports•October 4, 2024

3 Dead, More Injured in Early October School Bus Accidents

Details of various accidents and incidents involving school buses from around the country for the first week of October 2024 inside.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•October 4, 2024

WRI Releases Electric School Bus Training Standards

WRI collaborated with several organizations to look at Electric School Bus training programs and data in order to create their electric school bus training standards.

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three people cut a ribbon in front of a school bus
News•by Staff and News Reports•October 1, 2024

Red Lake School District #38 Welcomes First Electric Buses

The Minnesota school's newest additions to its fleet makes it one of the first public districts in the U.S. with a mostly indigenous population to use funding from the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•August 12, 2024

Bus Driver Shortages, Budget Cuts Force Parents to Fill Void

New HopSkipDrive report finds 91% of school transportation systems constrained by bus driver shortages.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•July 11, 2024

New York School Bus Contractors to Transition to Electric After Settlement

Details on the requirements in the settlement. Plus, a look at what New York law says about idling.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•July 9, 2024

Wrongful Death Lawsuits Filed in 2023 Ohio Bus Crash

Plus, new details that prosecutors believe could have prevented the crash that killed six people altogether.

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Judge's gavel.
News•by Staff and News Reports•May 2, 2024

Ohio Jury Convicts Minivan Driver in Fatal Bus Crash

Hermanio Joseph, 36, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and vehicular homicide in the accident that killed 11-year-old Aiden Clark. He's expected to be sentenced on May 21.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•January 17, 2024

Florida Boy Dies After Crawling Under School Bus

The 9-year-old boy was hit and killed by the Orange County Public Schools bus in an apartment complex roundabout.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•October 20, 2023

FCC Allows E-Rate Funding to be Used for School Bus Wi-Fi

School districts can use funding from the E-Rate program beginning in 2024, as the Emergency Connectivity Fund sunsets.

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