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School districts are finding that student GPS tracking has many benefits, but it has also become controversial. Here are five myths about student tracking and the reasons they are inaccurate.
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Read More →Two anthrax scares The pupil transportation industry has not been immune from terrorist alerts. In September, an anthrax scare forced the evacuatio...
Read More →Springfield Public Schools has awarded the contractor a new five-year contract to provide school transportation. The company has worked with the district for the past 15 years.
Read More →First Student is transitioning 30,000 diesel buses to electric by 2035. The company has been awarded more than $400 million in rebates from the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program.
Read More →A special-needs student in Michigan attacks a boy with autism twice, leaving a scar on his cheek, video shows. The boy’s parents say they were not initially told about the incident.
Read More →CINCINNATI — FirstGroup America has appointed Linda Bell president of First Student Inc. Bell joined FirstGroup in January 2008, serving most ...
Read More →Under a three-year agreement, the contractor will serve Columbus City Schools beginning July 1, operating more than 270 of the district’s routes. The company’s three-year contract with Oak Park Schools will begin with the 2010-11 school year. It will provide regular and special-education busing for students.
Read More →Provides a breakdown of information for each of the 50 states, including the number of K-12 public school students transported daily, the number of school buses and drivers in each state, and the total state aid paid for pupil transportation. Also includes sales information by bus type in the United States and Canada.
Read More →Tim Ammon is tapped to succeed H. Kevin Mest as the company’s vice president and general manager of passenger services.
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