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Join us in an open-ended conversation about children and school buses – and the people who bring them together from SBF's editorial team and guest authors.


Multiple Authors
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Join us in an open-ended conversation about children and school buses – and the people who bring them together from SBF's editorial team and guest authors.
For our new “50 Top Traits of Great Transportation Directors” feature, we asked transportation directors to choose the traits they’ve found to be most important in their line of work. This brings to mind a related question: What are the top challenges they face in the job? We asked directors about that, too. ...
Read More →In recent months, we at SBF have come across news of school districts implementing a transit bus service program for some of their students. The reasons vary, but it has usually been due to cuts in school bus service or in an effort to save money. Industry officials share their views on the issue.
Read More →Westerville (Ohio) City School District's transportation employees recently created and performed in a musical to teach students in kindergarten through third grade the rules for waiting for the bus and riding the bus safely.
Read More →At this point in the calendar year, many of us have fallen behind on — or maybe even forgotten about — our New Year’s resolutions. But since you work in pupil transportation, do you set new school year’s resolutions? If not, here are a few ideas.
Read More →In the September 2012 issue of SBF, I wrote an article titled “Positive Interactions Encourage Peaceful Bus Ride,” where I discussed programs and initiatives that officials said have helped to improve student behavior on the school bus. Here, I’ll share with you additional information that didn’t make it into the article.
Read More →One activity that adds to the summer busyness is taking delivery of new buses. By one estimate, close to two-thirds of school buses are ordered for summer delivery. Why is that? And is it in the industry’s best interest? ...
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