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I wonder whether my boys will get to a point in their youth when they begin to think the school bus is not cool. Will I need to lecture them on how safe it is, how convenient it is, how it reduces traffic and our own gas consumption? And will they care about any of that? ...
Read More →Many public organizations are jumping on the Twitter bandwagon to publish important information . . .
Read More →Here’s yet another fascinating second life for a school bus: a traveling World War II museum. The 40-foot “BUS-eum,” as it’s called, has been roaming across the Midwest to inform folks about the experiences of prisoners of war in Nazi Germany. ...
Read More →I recently read an article online about an elementary school counselor and a team of volunteers in Minden, Nev., who fill backpacks with nonperishable food for students in need every Friday afternoon during the school year. Bus drivers...
Read More →In a recent blog post, I wrote about two school bus driver-attendant teams who had spotted clear signs that a 13-year-old girl was being abused by her adoptive mother.Not long afterward, Maine Gov. John Baldacci signed into law a bill that adds school bus drivers and attendants to a list of “mandated reporters” of child abuse. The list already ...
Read More →I recently found a story online about a school bus driver in Asheville, N.C., who has documented the historic sites and noteworthy landmarks along her bus route . . .
Read More →It must be hard to look on the bright side when you’ve just been told that you’re losing your job. Somehow, Florida school bus driver Martha Brown was able to do just that.
Read More →A Youngstown, Ohio-based news station reported on a humorous incident not too long ago involving a Western Reserve School District bus and a third grader's pet goat...
Read More →The history of civil rights in the U.S. has been tied to transportation in a unique way. School buses helped cross color lines when courts mandated desegregation of schools. . .
Read More →Would you believe “Jurassic Park”? We’ve seen photos of old American school buses, painted over in a variety of bright colors and designs, that have taken on a new life in public transportation in Central or South America. But this is a surprising new example of a second act for our school buses.
Read More →I recently read about an interesting service offered by a transportation department at a school district in Houston. Information on the transportation page of Aldine Independent School District’s Website indicates that the department has a nursery for its bus drivers, attendants and technicians. ...
Read More →A reader from Georgia recently brought to our attention this school-bus themed bus shelter in Athens, Ga., and we had to find out more about it. . . .
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