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Newsby StaffJanuary 25, 2012

Student Transportation honored for anti-bullying efforts

The school bus contractor is named 2011 Company of the Year by the nonprofit organization Unique Gifted Loveable You. Student Transportation Inc.'s bullying prevention training programs, which include having drivers maintain a positive bus environment, helped the company earn the accolade.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 25, 2012

Stolen buses in Mo. haven't been found

At least eight school buses have disappeared from five locations in St. Louis County and Jefferson County in the past year. Police have notified the FBI.

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ArticlesJanuary 24, 2012

Establishing positive behavior on the bus

The Positive Behavior Intervention and Support program provides students with incentives to meet and exceed behavioral expectations. Officials who work for a Maryland middle school say they have seen a change among students since implementing the program, and that it is a useful tool for the bus environment.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 23, 2012

New NAPT project targets service assessment

The association takes aim at the “next big thing” in pupil transportation as work groups develop key performance indicators and other aspects of the metrics project. President Alexandra Robinson says that the goal is to help members provide the best service possible — and then be able to prove it.

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Articlesby Thomas McMahonJanuary 19, 2012

Mike Connors: driven to lead

SBF's 2011 Administrator of the Year reinforces the vital role his school bus drivers play in students' development. The veteran director oversees a large operation and dedicates himself to industry causes.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 18, 2012

Durham employees volunteer for student reading program

Cheryl Tiemann and Eddy Minze of the contractor’s Brenham, Texas, terminal visit a local elementary school each week to serve as mentors in the HOSTS reading intervention program. Tiemann and Minze work with first-graders, reading to them and listening to them read.

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ArticlesCover StoryJanuary 17, 2012

Heroes in school transportation 2012

In the second edition of this series, we highlight school bus drivers who saved lives with their quick thinking and vital skills. When danger arose, their training — and their instincts — came through.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 17, 2012

National Bus Sales certified as a women’s business enterprise

The provider of new and used buses receives the certification from the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council Southwest, signifying that the company is at least 51% owned, operated and controlled by a woman or women.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 17, 2012

District’s bus service unchanged despite funding cuts

Pupil transportation at Ukiah (Calif.) Unified School District will continue this school year without any changes even though the district’s funding for the service has been reduced by $467,000 due to statewide cuts. The district’s reserves are able to absorb the one-time reduction.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 17, 2012

Transfinder achieves 13.5% revenue growth in 2011

The school transportation management solutions provider reports that along with the double-digit revenue growth, it added 169 new clients and increased staff to 60 last year.

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