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How to Build a Better Driver Training Program

Ready to boost up your school bus instructor training? Here’s how to pick the right talent and improve recruitment, retention, and safety.

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Solving the School Bus Driver Shortage: 8 Recruitment & Retention Strategies That Work

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What Makes a Great School Bus Driver Trainer?

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In-Service Planning Made Easier: Tips for Smooth Back-to-School Prep

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Digital Cover Features•by Elora Haynes•March 2, 2026

How School Bus Operators Can Grow Internal Talent

Learn from school transportation leaders on how to develop bus drivers, monitors, and mechanics into future leaders through coaching and culture.

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Articles•by Elora Haynes•August 28, 2025

How Training the Trainers is Boosting School Bus Safety at STA

See how Student Transportation of America's Precision Skills Training Program empowers trainers with hands-on tools and techniques, leading to safer roads, fewer injuries, and more confident drivers.

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Articles•by Elora Haynes•July 29, 2025

New Driver Training as a Foundation, Not a Box to Check

Go beyond CDL and ELDT training and find out how in-depth training can encourage school bus drivers to be safety pros, mentors, crisis managers, and more.

Portrait of Dean Suhre, COO of First Student, featured in School Bus Fleet’s “Five Questions” interview series.

Articles•by Amanda Huggett•April 9, 2025

5 Questions: First Student on Driver Recruitment, Retention & Contracting

Join us for a conversation with First Student’s COO as we talk all things student transportation drivers, including how they attract and retain an engaged and skilled workforce, and the role of contractors in a changing industry.

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Articles•by Amanda Huggett•February 26, 2025

Preparing the Future: Programs to Train the Next Generation of School Bus Mechanics

From the classroom to the shop: School districts are tackling the mechanic shortage with work-based learning programs and internships, providing students hands-on training and offering a pathway to a trades career.