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Newsby Thomas McMahonApril 3, 2017

Short on Funding, District Restructures Transportation Service

With a failed ballot measure and a projected cut in state funding, Greeley-Evans School District 6 will increase student walking distances and eliminate 14 school bus routes.

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Newsby StaffDecember 1, 2016

School Bus Service May End for Nearly 7,500 Students in Florida District

Hillsborough County students who live within 2 miles of their middle school or high school may no longer be eligible to ride the bus because of a lack of state funding for courtesy busing.

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Newsby StaffAugust 11, 2016

Parents Question District’s Ending Some School Bus Service

Parents express safety concerns about an Illinois school district’s decision to cancel bus service for some students who live within 1.5 miles of their school.

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Newsby StaffJune 28, 2016

School Board Reverses Cuts to Transportation

An earlier decision would have reduced student transportation spending by $2.45 million, but an outcry from parents prompts the Toronto Catholic District School Board to look for savings elsewhere.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJune 8, 2016

Iowa District Contracts Out School Bus Service

Johnston Community School District’s transportation system, currently owned and operated by the district, will be converted to Student Transportation of America.

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Newsby StaffApril 6, 2016

Pilot Program Offers Transit Bus Rides for High Schoolers

In Denton, Texas, some high school students who don’t qualify to ride the yellow bus can get discounted transit passes and ride on an existing route to school.

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ArticlesJuly 24, 2015

Beyond the Bus: Supporting Safe Ways to School for All Students

Transportation departments can adopt new approaches to help reduce traffic around schools and to ensure the safety of students who don’t qualify for yellow bus service.

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Newsby StaffJune 25, 2015

District to change school busing requirement to boost attendance

The Connecticut district will allow students who live more than half a mile from school — down from 1 mile — to ride the bus. Chronic absenteeism is up to 17% among kindergartners.

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Newsby StaffApril 15, 2015

Texas district to expand school bus service next year

About 2,000 more Spring ISD students will be able to ride the bus, thanks to a decision by the district’s board. The cost for the first year will be $3.6 million.

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NewsAugust 21, 2014

Ferguson school district extends busing in ‘hot zone’

In light of the civil unrest that has captivated the nation in recent weeks, the Ferguson-Florissant School District expands its school bus service to make sure students get to school safely. Bus routes for an elementary school in the “hot zone” of unrest will temporarily pick up children inside the normal 1-mile radius walk zone.

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