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Newsby Nicole SchlosserOctober 1, 2019

L.A. Agencies, Districts, HopSkipDrive Partner on Foster Care Transportation Pilot

The Foster Youth School Stability Transportation pilot tests three methods for transporting over 1,000 students to their school of origin: school bus routes, paying caregivers, and a public-private partnership with the child ridesharing service.

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Articlesby Sadiah Thompson September 13, 2019

Schools Choose Ridesharing for Greater Efficiency, Savings

Children’s ridesharing companies are offering more than just home-to-school transportation. The service also proves helpful for a variety of school trips, tackling bus driver shortage, and helping schools save on transportation costs.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson September 6, 2019

HopSkipDrive Expands Ride Service to 3 Cities

The children’s ridesharing company launches its ride service in Phoenix, Houston, and Seattle.

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NewsAugust 30, 2019

Zum Expands Ride Service to 8 Cities

In addition to Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area, the children's ridesharing company will now provide transportation to schools in Sacramento, Calif.; San Diego; Miami; Phoenix; Dallas; Chicago; Seattle; and Washington, D.C.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson August 22, 2019

New York City Partners With Ridesharing Company for School Bus GPS, Tracking App

The city’s Department of Education teams up with Via to launch a new school bus routing, tracking, and communication platform, in addition to installing GPS systems on all of its school buses.

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School Bus Fleet BlogJuly 24, 2019

Scooters Are Coming to Your Town. Are You Prepared?

Even if scooters aren’t in your community today, they are likely in the neighboring areas your buses travel to on field trips, and they may even be in your community tomorrow. Being aware can help your drivers to ensure continued safety.

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Newsby StaffJune 21, 2019

National Express Invests in Student Ridesharing App

The school transportation company led a $3.6 million Series A funding round to help Kango expand its student ridesharing and childcare services.

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Newsby StaffMarch 25, 2019

HopSkipDrive Expands Rideshare Service for Kids to Virginia, D.C.

The company has been operating in California and Colorado. This is its first foray into the East Coast market.

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ArticlesFebruary 8, 2019

How Ridesharing Can Meet a Variety of Student Needs

Children’s rideshare services can offer scheduling flexibility, quick response time, and more efficient use of resources when serving homeless, foster care, and special-needs students. Factors to consider are budget and coordination between multiple parties.

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Newsby StaffOctober 8, 2018

HopSkipDrive Names New Executive

Toby McGraw takes on the newly created role of senior vice president of sales. He will lead public and private partnership sales and account management.

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