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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Despite the president's rescinded executive order for a federal funding pause, school districts and fleets cannot access payment portals to withdraw awarded dollars from the Clean School Bus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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STA WRVSU group shot
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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10 tips for equitable student transportation
Newsby Staff and News ReportsNovember 26, 2024

Advisory Council Issues 10 Key Recommendations to Advance Youth Transportation Equity (Update)

The Equitable Access to Transportation Advisory Council (EATAC) has released an official report on key changes that will make transportation more equitable for youth in the U.S.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsNovember 25, 2024

Remembering Forest River's Pete Liegl

The RV mogul who founded Forest River moved into the school bus market through two 2024 acquisitions.

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New York City School Bus Telematics
Newsby Staff and News ReportsNovember 22, 2024

New York City Improves Road Safety with Required Telematics

The Big Apple is now using telematics to make its roads safer for students and the public. With 10,000 school buses equipped with the technology, it is one of the largest groups of government-owned vehicles using the technology.

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Empty School Bus
Newsby Staff and News ReportsNovember 19, 2024

School Bus Attendant Recorded Hitting Autistic Student (& Tips to Prevent Incidents)

An Albuquerque school bus attendant allegedly struck the child dozens of times over 10 days, and was recorded on surveillance footage.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsNovember 6, 2024

3 Fatalities, More Injuries in Early November School Bus Accidents

Recent school bus accidents across North America highlight growing safety concerns, with multiple accidents in the first few days of November. From deadly crashes in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Canada, to a self-inflicted shooting on a Florida bus, explore the latest reports here.

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