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Newsby StaffApril 28, 2010

FirstGroup America leaders step down

President and CEO Mike Murray, a 10-year veteran of the company, will resign his post at the end of this week. CFO Mark Lawton has also left the company, whose business units include school bus contractor First Student.

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Newsby StaffApril 27, 2010

Blue Bird exec named senior advisor

In his new position, Roger Howsmon will act as the school bus manufacturer’s ambassador to the industry’s trade associations, councils and conferences by presenting at events and contributing to associations’ executive-level meetings. Howsmon joined Blue Bird in 2007.

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Newsby StaffApril 27, 2010

Safety hotline keeps bus drivers in check

When a North Carolina student noticed that her school bus driver wasn’t wearing a seat belt, she knew whom to call. The reason? An innovative pilot program has stickers inside buses with a phone number for reporting violations.

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Newsby StaffApril 23, 2010

School bus drivers moonlight as reading tutors

The 'Transportation Tutors' spend about an hour a day at a local elementary school between morning and afternoon bus routes helping students learn to read.

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Newsby StaffApril 23, 2010

Over 1,000 districts get free danger zone program

To bring down the number of accidents with children around school buses, four organizations teamed up to provide the safety training program at no charge to school districts nationwide. The offer still stands.

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Newsby StaffApril 20, 2010

SEIU leader steps down

Andy Stern has helmed the union, which represents an estimated 18,000 school bus drivers across the nation, for the past 14 years. He is credited with doubling SEIU's membership and helping elect Barack Obama to the presidency. Some see Stern as a divisive figure.

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Newsby StaffApril 19, 2010

Bus driver union agrees to wage freeze

Teamsters branch at a New Jersey school district accepts a hold on pay increases for the 2010-11 school year to help alleviate the district’s budget crisis. Administrators also agree to a wage freeze, contingent upon the school budget passing.

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Newsby StaffApril 16, 2010

Efficient purchasing, grants help district replace buses

An Ohio school district is slated to buy 15 school buses funded in part by state and federal grants. With the most recent order, the district will have purchased 261 new school buses — close to half of its fleet.

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Newsby StaffApril 16, 2010

Bus drivers help provide stability for homeless children

Once a child is enrolled in Portland, Ore.'s Community Transitional School, he or she can continue to attend the school regardless of frequent address changes that would require transferring to another district. Bus routes are changed often to follow students' moves.

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Newsby StaffApril 13, 2010

<I>SBF</I> Photo Contest returns

The annual competition is open to any kind of shot related to school transportation. Three winners will receive a $100 cash prize.

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