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Videos•by Amanda Huggett•January 23, 2025

2025 Predictions & Wishes [VIDEO]

What’s coming to student transportation in the year ahead? Get details on the news and trends you need to know in this episode of The Route. This month, we cover 2024 stats, federal funding, electric buses, and look at what the next big thing will be for 2025.

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Leadership update: Headshot of John Wyskiel
News•by News/Media Release•January 22, 2025

Blue Bird Announces John Wyskiel as President and CEO

John Wyskiel steps into the key role at the OEM on Feb. 17. He succeeds Phil Horlock.

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Hop Skip Drive Comes to Kansas City
News•by News/Media Release•January 22, 2025

HopSkipDrive to Expand Service to Kansas City

The alternative transportation provider brings their program to the Sunflower State and has already partnered with two school districts in the area.

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Podcasts•January 22, 2025

2025 Industry Predictions & Wishes

What’s coming to student transportation in the year ahead? Get details on the news and trends you need to know, including 2024 stats, federal funding, electric buses, and look at what the next big thing will be for 2025.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•January 21, 2025

Housing Instability Increases: Alternative Transporters Report McKinney-Vento Trends

With a 167.4% increase in McKinney-Vento students served since 2020 from one alternative student transportation provider and +4,859% from another, both EverDriven and HopSkipDrive speak out about how to support students in transition.

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Grant Applications Open
News•by News/Media Release•January 15, 2025

E-Rate Funding Year 2025 Application Filing Window Open Now

Want WiFi on your buses? Applications for FCC Form 471 are open now on Universal Service Administrative Co.’s website.

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Tyler Technologies C-suite leadership changes and headshots
News•by News/Media Release•January 14, 2025

Tyler Technologies Announces New C-Suite Execs

Four new faces are in at the software company as it welcomes in a new chief marketing officer, chief legal officer, chief administrative officer, and chief client officer. Meet them here.

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Bus ridership
Articles•January 13, 2025

2025 Trend to Watch: Bus Ridership Declines, How are Kids Getting to School?

With fewer children aboard the yellow bus, let’s look at how else our nation’s students are getting to and from the classroom. Here, we analyze alternative transportation, homeschooling, and population trends to make sense of the stats.

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Driver Shortage
Articles•January 13, 2025

2025 Trend to Watch: Driver Shortage Coming to a Close?

Stats show the school bus driver shortage is lessening, but many districts still feel the pinch. Here's what's behind it.

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Articles•by Amanda Huggett•January 13, 2025

2025 Trend to Watch: Tech & Telematics in Focus

Discover how telematics is revolutionizing school bus operations in 2025, from GPS tracking and video monitoring to preventive maintenance and AI-enabled insights. Learn about telematics’ evolution, challenges to adoption, and what’s next.

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