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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. . . .
Read More →School bus drivers are often called the “eyes and ears” of their communities. That was certainly true in the case of 13-year-old Alexis “Lexie” Glover. The efforts of a few observant and caring pupil transporters could have led authorities to save Lexie’s life. ...
Read More →It’s no secret that we are living in turbulent times. Perhaps two of the most unsettling side effects of the economic downturn in the U.S. are the rising percentage of unemployment and the number of companies that are going out of business. Some industries have been hit harder than others, but I think...
Read More →I recently interviewed Monica Coburn, transportation director at Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. in Columbus, Ind., about a new training facility she developed with other transportation professionals in the state. The facility includes two buses . . .
Read More →School transportation is part of the “behind-the-scenes” network of services that help students get through their school day. Even further behind the scenes is the school bus shop staff. . .
Read More →As President-Elect Obama sent his daughters off for their first day of school in Washington, I couldn’t help but wonder how they traveled. I didn’t really expect the soon-to-be first daughters to climb aboard a yellow school bus, Secret Service agents in tow. But ...
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