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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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School Bus Fleet BlogFebruary 19, 2020

NSTA Advocacy in Action — My Inspiring Love the Bus Experience

National School Transportation Association President John Benish Jr. shares how the American School Bus Council's Love the Bus kickoff activities on Feb. 3 affected him.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson February 3, 2020

Pennsylvania District Pilots School Bus Stop-Arm Cameras

Allentown School District identifies a total of 205 stop-arm violations over 47 days after installing the cameras on two of its buses.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 28, 2020

District Adds Extended Stop Arms to School Buses After Student Struck by Car

Bigfork (Mont.) School District 38 is prompted by a recent illegal passing incident that severely injured a 6-year-old student at a nearby district to install the longer stop arms on all its buses.

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