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Newsby Thomas McMahonJune 16, 2016

Houston District Makes 3-Point Belt Use Mandatory

Last fall, Houston ISD committed to including three-point belts on its new school buses. Now, the school board decides to require students to wear them.

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Newsby StaffJune 16, 2016

District Brings School Bus Service In-House, Names Transportation Director

The Beaufort County (S.C.) School District ends its relationship with a school bus contractor and hires Kerry Mayo, a former private-sector school bus executive, as its director of transportation.

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Newsby StaffJune 15, 2016

School Bus Driver Charged With Speeding

Police in Ontario conduct a traffic enforcement operation in an area identified as a trouble spot. A school bus with children on board is among the vehicles stopped.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJune 15, 2016

North Carolina to Roll Out 3-Point Belt Project

Eleven school districts will track the use of the seat belts on their buses during the 2016-17 school year.

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Newsby StaffJune 15, 2016

Texas District Signs Managed Service Contract With Student Transportation Inc.

The contractor will operate and maintain Navasota ISD’s new 40-vehicle fleet, which will be leased and owned by the district.

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Newsby StaffJune 14, 2016

Risk Group Reviews Driver Training Course

The review of the School Bus Safety Co. training program involved a group of four independent school risk management and safety professionals.

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Newsby StaffJune 14, 2016

Report: Education Revenue Rose 3.3% in 2014

The increase in U.S. education revenue was the largest since 2008. Meanwhile, pupil transportation accounted for 3.9% of total education spending in 2014.

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Newsby StaffJune 14, 2016

School Bus Driver Raises Funds to Buy Glasses for Students

Justin Schaefer of Florida notices a student on his bus is wearing broken glasses. He sets up a GoFundMe page to buy new glasses for him and another student he learns needs glasses but cannot afford them. 

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Newsby StaffJune 14, 2016

Zonar, NSTA Offer Grant for School Bus Contractors

The 2016 Don Carnahan Memorial Grant Program will provide up to $50,000 to contractors for school bus technology hardware.

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SponsoredJune 14, 2016

15 Ways to Spread Good News About Your Operation

Who says all school bus news has to be bad news? Take a proactive approach to promoting your department’s successes through social media, newsletters, events and other PR efforts. This white paper is reprinted from a July 2015 SBF article.

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