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Managementby Thomas McMahonMarch 31, 2015

Study: 24% of Michigan districts contract out transportation

Ten years ago, only about 4% of school districts in the state outsourced school bus services, according to a report from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.

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Safetyby StaffMarch 30, 2015

Driver called 'hero' for saving students from bus fire

The driver was dropping off students at Rancho Santa Margarita (Calif.) Intermediate School when she noticed the engine was on fire, and got all 35 students to exit safely. No students were injured.

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Safetyby Thomas McMahonMarch 26, 2015

Indiana Supreme Court: School bus service not mandated

Indiana school districts are not required by the state constitution to provide transportation for students, the state’s high court rules.

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Alternative Fuelsby StaffMarch 26, 2015

Georgia district receives Blue Bird propane bus

Valdosta City Schools purchased the bus as part of its plans to lessen its carbon footprint. Plans to buy 10 additional propane buses were recently presented to the board of education.

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Maintenanceby Brian LiskaiMarch 26, 2015

Grant helps Ohio bus service company boost safety

Bobby’s Truck and Bus Repair will use a $27,000 grant from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation to buy a Rotary mobile lifting system.

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Alternative Fuelsby Thomas McMahonMarch 26, 2015

School bus fleets see fuel savings with Kinetics Hybrid

According to a case study, two school districts saw average increases of 26% to 28% miles per gallon in trials of the bolt-on electric hybrid system.

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Safetyby StaffMarch 26, 2015

Boy in fatal accident may have re-entered path of bus

Witnesses said Jonathan A. Chatham re-entered the path of the bus as it began moving forward, according to a school district statement. A relative of the boy has disputed this account.

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Managementby Thomas McMahonMarch 26, 2015

Peggy Burns awarded as School Bus Champion

The American School Bus Council recognizes Burns, an expert on legal issues in pupil transportation, for her two decades of dedication to the industry.

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Managementby StaffMarch 25, 2015

STA awarded $3.7M contract with Pennsylvania district

The contractor will provide Pine-Richland School District in Pittsburgh with 77 propane-fueled school vehicles starting with the 2015-16 school year.

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Safetyby StaffMarch 24, 2015

Graco fined $10 million for handling of car seat recall

A NHTSA investigation found that the company failed to provide timely notification of a defect in more than 4 million car seats.

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