Contract settles pay dispute
NEW MILFORD, Conn. — Bus drivers for a local bus company approved a five-year contract on May 19, ending a 10-day strike over pay disputes. The contract calls for increases in starting and top salaries for the district's drivers. To read the full story, click here.

Music and ads won't play on school buses
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ky. — On May 21, a three-year deal between Jefferson County Public Schools and a Massachusetts-based radio station to play ads and music from the company's specially designed radios on the district's buses was rejected by school board members due to protests from parents, school officials and children's advocacy groups. To read the full story, click here.

New interest in district bus routes
CLARK COUNTY, Ind. — Durham School Services is interested in securing contracts for 29 of Greater Clark County Schools' bus routes. The company's officials joined Illinois-Central School Bus officials in picking up a bid package for the district's routes late last week. Both companies' bids will be due on May 29, and negotiations will begin that evening and continue on May 30. To read the full story, click here.