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Group of elementary school students with backpacks walking toward a yellow school bus, representing restored bus service for Connecticut students.
News•by Staff and News Reports•October 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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News•by Staff and News Reports•October 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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Articles•by Staff and News Reports•October 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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News•by Staff and News Reports•September 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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News•by Staff and News Reports•September 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.
News•by Staff and News Reports•August 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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News•by Staff and News Reports•August 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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News•by Staff and News Reports•August 4, 2025

EPA Proposes to Repeal All GHG Emissions Standards

The federal agency has issued a proposal to repeal all greenhouse gas emission standards on light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles and engines to restore consumer choice and save on regulatory costs.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•July 30, 2025

No More Speed Limiters? NHTSA & FMCSA Withdraw 2016 Proposal

The federal agencies have dropped plans to require speed limiters on heavy vehicles due to ongoing concerns about safety, policy, and lack of clear data.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•July 25, 2025

National School Transportation Association Presents 2025 Award Winners

Twenty individuals and private contractor organizations were recognized for excellence in student transportation at NSTA's annual meeting.

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