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Special Needs Transportationby Nicole SchlosserMarch 28, 2016

Arrest Made in Special-needs Student’s Death on School Bus

California substitute bus driver Armando Able Ramirez is charged with dependent abuse for leaving a student with severe autism on a school bus for about seven hours on an extremely hot day in September.

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Managementby Thomas McMahonMarch 28, 2016

Cherie Houser Appointed to NASDPTS Administrative Post

Houser, who has served as executive director of the Wisconsin School Bus Association since 2014, will join NASDPTS as administrative and membership services director.

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Managementby StaffMarch 24, 2016

Trans Tech Names Dealer of the Year

Leonard Bus Sales wins the Type A school bus manufacturer’s top dealer honor for the third year in a row.

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Managementby StaffMarch 24, 2016

First Student Collects Bottled Water for Flint

Employees at 17 of the company’s locations in Michigan collect and deliver more than 10,000 bottles of water to residents.

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Safetyby StaffMarch 24, 2016

Police Officer Found Guilty of Illegally Passing School Bus

Video footage from the Arkansas bus shows a student exiting and then the bus driver honking as a police car passes the bus in the September incident.

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Managementby StaffMarch 24, 2016

Blue Bird Adds 200 Plant Employees

The school bus OEM increases production capacity by launching a new second shift in its body assembly plant.

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Alternative Fuelsby Thomas McMahonMarch 24, 2016

EPA: 73,000 Diesel Retrofits, Replacements in DERA Program

In a new report on the grant program, the EPA also says that the funding has helped clean up 335,200 tons of NOx and 14,700 tons of particulate matter.

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Alternative Fuelsby StaffMarch 22, 2016

District Adds 3 Blue Bird Propane School Buses to Fleet

Derry Township School District in Pennsylvania aims to cut fuel and maintenance costs as well as its carbon footprint with the new buses.

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Managementby Thomas McMahonMarch 22, 2016

New U.S. Secretary of Education Confirmed

John B. King Jr., former New York state commissioner of education, replaces Arne Duncan, who stepped down after serving as U.S. education secretary since 2009.

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Safetyby StaffMarch 22, 2016

Motorist Who Spilled Drink Sideswipes School Bus, Causes Rollover

An Indiana motorist loses control of her car after spilling a drink on herself and sideswipes a bus taking a high school basketball team to a game. The bus rolls over and passengers suffer minor injuries.

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