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School Bus Stop Arm
Newsby Staff and News ReportsMarch 25, 2025

Videos Show Close Calls from Illegal Stop-Arm Passings

BusPatrol and other recent video footage shows too many close calls from illegal school bus passings. These clips help raise awareness about the ongoing issue that is spread across the U.S.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMarch 18, 2025

Texas Student Dies After Being Hit by School Bus

A 5-year-old boy attending Granbury ISD was struck by the front of the bus while trying to load.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMarch 13, 2025

U.S. Department of Education Cut in Half: What Now?

The Trump administration is working with the Department of Education’s new secretary to head toward total agency shutdown and shift oversight to the states. But without Congress’ approval, many are voicing their concerns about what this could mean for IDEA, school districts, and the students they serve. Here’s what we know.

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School Bus Safety Act Returns
Newsby Staff and News ReportsMarch 11, 2025

School Bus Safety Act Tries Again

Congressman Cohen and Tammy Duckworth reintroduce the school bus safety act that has been in and out of consideration since 2018.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsFebruary 13, 2025

Ill. District Bus Service Stops After Catalytic Converter Theft

Is a troublesome trend from years ago back? Two reports from Illinois school bus operators show catalytic converter theft has struck again. Here are the details.

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Federal funds on pause
Newsby Staff and News ReportsFebruary 8, 2025

Grant Uncertainty: Clean School Bus Funds in Limbo

Despite the president's rescinded executive order for a federal funding pause, school districts and fleets cannot access payment portals to withdraw awarded dollars from the Clean School Bus and Heavy-Duty Vehicles programs. WRI offers advice.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJanuary 21, 2025

Housing Instability Increases: Alternative Transporters Report McKinney-Vento Trends

With a 167.4% increase in McKinney-Vento students served since 2020 from one alternative student transportation provider and +4,859% from another, both EverDriven and HopSkipDrive speak out about how to support students in transition.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJanuary 8, 2025

Student Transportation of America Deploys Electric School Buses in Vermont

White River Valley Supervisory Union celebrates the addition of three electric buses coming to their district thanks to Student Transportation of America.

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fatal accident in wisconsin
Newsby Staff and News ReportsJanuary 6, 2025

5-Year-Old Boy Struck by Bus in Wisconsin

A pre-K student lost his life in an accident in Waukesha County while transferring to a shuttle to school. Details on the incident, community response, and the resulting routing changes, here.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsDecember 3, 2024

6 Children Died in School Bus Loading/Unloading in 2023-24

The state of Kansas' annual survey reports on details of school bus passengers killed while getting on or off their bus. Fatalities doubled this year.

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