Calif. art bus receives Golden Bell Award nomination
FULLERTON, Calif. — The Arts Learning Activities Bus, a local video-arts interactive program wherein surplus school buses are redesigned and outfitted with electronic equipment that enables students to make films based on scripts they have developed, has been named a finalist in the California School Boards Association Golden Bell Award competition. To read the full story, click here.

Mass. school bus fees on the rise
LEXINGTON, Mass. — Budget cuts have required officials at school districts in the Lexington area to substantially raise bus fees. While parents understand the districts' predicament, the fee hike has sparked concern among some whose children are now forced to use alternative modes of transportation to get to school. To read the full story, click here.

Bus engine catches fire
PEORIA, Ill. — A school bus engine caught fire this week as the driver was transporting students to a local elementary school. No one was injured and the cause of the fire remains under investigation. To read the full story, click here.