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Newsby StaffOctober 4, 2016

NAPT, <I>SBF</i> to Study School Bus Driver Recruitment

The initial stage of the research project will be an in-depth driver recruitment survey. The goal is to identify best practices that can help school districts attract more drivers.

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Articlesby Nicole SchlosserSeptember 27, 2016

New NAPT Technology to Help Optimize KPI Data

The business intelligence platform will display actionable data in a user friendly dashboard and allow transportation directors to share it and collaborate on solutions. It will be unveiled at the association’s annual Summit in November.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonSeptember 15, 2016

NAPT Reveals Full Schedule for Summit

Sessions at the upcoming Summit in Kansas City will cover such topics as school bus technology, budgets, safety, and security.

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ArticlesSeptember 12, 2016

NAPT News & Views — 3 Goals on Communication, Data, and Certification

The current NAPT strategic plan is comprehensive but contains just three goals: communicating better; providing resources to improve communication and decision-making; and increasing the number of NAPT certified school transportation professionals.

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ArticlesJuly 13, 2016

NAPT News & Views — Safety Proposals Should Be Based on Sound Science

If FMCSA decides to include the “S” endorsement requirements in a new federal mandate for entry-level commercial drivers, NAPT asks that states already meeting or exceeding the proposed requirements be exempt.

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ArticlesJune 3, 2016

NAPT News & Views — Pupil Transportation: The Learning Connection

A new study has found that students who ride the school bus in kindergarten are less likely to be chronically absent.

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Newsby StaffMay 19, 2016

Zonar, NAPT Offer New Round of Technology Grants

School districts can apply for up to $50,000 in Zonar school bus technology hardware in the 2016 NAPT/Don Carnahan Memorial Grant program.

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Newsby StaffMay 10, 2016

Family Unveils NAPT Summit Scholarship in Memory of Brandon Billingsley

The Brandon Billingsley Memorial Continuing Ed Scholarship, sponsored by the family of the former president of Heavy Duty Bus Parts/UltraLED, covers NAPT Summit accommodations.

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ArticlesApril 22, 2016

NAPT News & Views — Promoting, Protecting the School Bus Brand

We believe the best way to maintain excellence for our brand is for safety and other decisions to be made by local professionals based on their assessments of circumstances, resource realities, and best opportunities for benefits. 

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Newsby Thomas McMahonApril 5, 2016

NAPT Summit to Offer Security Event with TSA

The 2016 Summit lineup also includes NTSB chief Christopher Hart, consultant Mark Aesch, and a Boston Marathon bombing survivor who helped identify one of the suspects.

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