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School Bus Fleet BlogApril 28, 2020

NSTA Advocacy in Action — COVID-19 Crisis Strengthens Pupil Transporters’ Commitment

COVID-19 is something none of us could have imagined, and no one knows how these events will play out, but seeing the industry pull together shows what we can accomplish with our commitment and resolve when unified.

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Newsby StaffApril 22, 2020

NSTA Encourages Inclusion of School Bus Drivers in Proposed Federal ‘Heroes Fund’

The National School Transportation Association calls for U.S. Senate co-sponsors of the proposed fund unveiled on Capitol Hill to list school bus drivers as essential workers eligible for $25,000 in hazard pay.

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Newsby StaffApril 15, 2020

District Installs Oven Inside School Bus to Keep Meals Hot

The Redding (Calif.) School District places the warming oven inside the bus it is using to deliver meals to students who are picking them up at their bus stops. Traveling the route and delivering to all 10 stops takes two-and-a-half hours.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserApril 10, 2020

NSTA Cancels Summer Conference, Safety Competition

The National School Transportation Association will not host the 2020 NSTA Annual Meeting and Convention and the School Bus Driver International Safety Competition, which were to be held from July 18 to 22 in Niagara Falls, N.Y., due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserApril 9, 2020

NSTA Recommends Passing STOP Act in Response to NTSB Findings on Ind. Crash

The National School Transportation Association is calling for the passage of the Stop for School Buses Act of 2019, which would conduct a comprehensive review of existing laws and programs in all 50 states and recommend best practices.

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School Bus Fleet BlogApril 6, 2020

NSTA Advocacy in Action — FCC: Don’t Tinker With Vehicle-to-Everything Evolution

The FCC's proposal to reallocate most of the 5.9 gigahertz band for unlicensed Wi-Fi usage would take 45 megahertz away from Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) technologies.

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Newsby StaffMarch 27, 2020

Grant Helps District Install Wi-Fi on School Buses

Connectivity solution supplier Kajeet awards Austin (Texas) Independent School District a grant valued at over $600,000 to install 534 of its Wi-Fi routers on its school bus fleet.

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Newsby StaffMarch 26, 2020

NSTA Applauds U.S. Senate’s Passage of, School Transportation Funding in CARES Act

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act includes $30.75 billion for an "Education Stabilization Fund" for states, school districts, and institutions of higher education for costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMarch 23, 2020

NSTA Keeps Urging Contractor Pay During Congressional Stalemate Over COVID-19 Aid

As the U.S. Senate fails to advance the nearly $2 trillion economic stimulus package and lawmakers keep negotiating, the National School Transportation Association continues urging relief for pupil transporters.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMarch 17, 2020

NSTA Calls for School Transportation Funding During COVID-19 Shutdown

The National School Transportation Association urges governors and U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to require support for school transportation through the end of the school closures.

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