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Newsby Staff and News ReportsOctober 16, 2025

Survey: Homeless Student Identification Rises for Third Consecutive Year

New data reveals frontline perspectives on supporting some of America’s most vulnerable students, detailing transportation challenges and possible solutions.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsOctober 13, 2025

FCC Votes to Cut E-Rate Funding for School Bus Wi-Fi

Federal funding for internet connectivity on school buses has been on the line since the E-Rate program expanded, and a late September ruling ends the approx. $40M spend as the FCC reverses its 2023 decision.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsOctober 13, 2025

Kentucky District Implements “Second Chance” Route

Webster County's new route gives middle and high school students a backup ride if they miss the bus — helping boost attendance and accountability.

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Group of elementary school students with backpacks walking toward a yellow school bus, representing restored bus service for Connecticut students.
Newsby Staff and News ReportsOctober 3, 2025

Connecticut Students See Restored Bus Service After Budget Cuts

Bridgeport Public Schools asked some students to walk to school this year in a move to save $4.6M. Now, transportation service is back after the state helped negotiate contracts.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsOctober 3, 2025

IMMI, Blue Bird Open New Manufacturing Plant in Georgia

IMMI’s new 75,000 square-foot facility in Macon will produce school bus seats for Georgia-based Blue Bird Corporation, creating 80 American manufacturing jobs.

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Articlesby Staff and News ReportsOctober 2, 2025

METRO, School Bus Fleet Mark Successful 2025 PTTX & SBFX Events

The Public Transit & Technology Exchange (PTTX) and School Bus Fleet ConneX (SBFX) convened in Scottsdale, Arizona, this year from Sept. 22-24, 2025, as separate but co-located events.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsSeptember 14, 2025

Georgia Child Killed While Waiting for School Bus

Two weeks into September 2025, a 5-year-old girl died when a passenger vehicle struck her in the roadway while she waited for the bus. In Delaware, a boy died when his e-bike collided with a school bus making a turn, and an adult pedestrian died in Alaska after a collision.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsSeptember 8, 2025

Assisted Student Transportation Names New Managing Director

Luke Stuby is promoted into the leadership role at the Kansas-based alternative student transportation provider.

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Interior of a school bus showing rows of seats with integrated three-point seat belts, highlighting Texas’ new law requiring seat belts on all school buses.
Newsby Staff and News ReportsAugust 28, 2025

Buckle Up, Texas: Seat Belts Now Required On All School Buses

The Lone Star state now requires three-point seat belts on all new school buses, a law focused on student safety and consistent use through training and education.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsAugust 11, 2025

Convicted Student Who Killed Tennessee Bus Driver Has Record Expunged

The first U.S. bus driver killed by a student, Joyce Gregory, is remembered as her shooter’s conviction is overturned and record wiped. Here’s what we know.

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