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Articlesby Wes PlattDecember 29, 2023

The Most Popular School Bus Fleet Content of 2023

From practical information about school bus inspections and behavior management to federal funding for electric school buses, here’s the content that School Bus Fleet readers engaged the most with this year.

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Articlesby Wes PlattDecember 15, 2023

10 Highlights from Alt-Fuel School Transportation in 2023

From EPA electric school bus funding to serious tech with a silly name, check out this collection of School Bus Fleet news related to alternative fuels in school transportation.

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Articlesby Wes PlattDecember 7, 2023

21 Questions About Clean School Bus Program Funding

Expand your knowledge about federal funding for zero-emission school buses with these answers from the Environmental Protection Agency about the current round of rebate funding.

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Videosby StaffNovember 21, 2023

Electric Money [VIDEO]

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps top news from schoolbusfleet.com, including the EPA Clean School Bus rebate program, E-Rate funding for wi-fi on school buses, new leadership at Student Transportation of America, and California's new electric school bus mandate.

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Newsby Wes PlattNovember 6, 2023

NASDPTS 2023: State Transportation Leaders Urge Measured Approach on Electrification

The cleaner school bus technology has its appeal, helped by federal funding opportunities. But transportation directors recommend caution in the conversion.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsOctober 20, 2023

FCC Allows E-Rate Funding to be Used for School Bus Wi-Fi

School districts can use funding from the E-Rate program beginning in 2024, as the Emergency Connectivity Fund sunsets.

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Newsby Christy GrimesOctober 17, 2023

E-Rate Wi-Fi Funding Proposal Sees Pushback Ahead of Meeting

Critics of the proposal argue that the added Wi-Fi would increase children’s access to risky and potentially harmful social media apps in an environment with limited supervision.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 10, 2023

Lightning eMotors Eligible for Commercial Clean Vehicle Credit

The Internal Revenue Service offers a credit of up to $40,000 per electric vehicle, which can be stacked with other federal and state incentive programs.

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Articlesby Wes PlattOctober 5, 2023

Closer Look: What School Transportation Leaders Need to Know About the EPA’s 2023 Rebate Program

What’s different this time? Who qualifies as prioritized? What about repowers? We take a deeper dive into the latest Clean School Bus Program funding opportunity.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 28, 2023

EPA Unveils 2023 Clean School Bus Rebate Program

Applications for this second round of rebates are due by Jan. 31, 2024.

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