District may charge per-ride fee to ease budget woes

Faced with $31 million in cuts for the next school year, a Colorado school district may ask families of students who use the school bus to start paying $.50 per ride. To make this possible, the district is installing GPS units on each bus to track student ridership.

Seat belt proposal rejected 2 years in a row

A Colorado bill requiring installation of seat belts on school buses was killed by the House Education Committee last year. The proposal was reintroduced this year, and lawmakers shot it down again, saying it was too costly and that school buses are already safe.

School bus passenger protection off ‘Most Wanted’ list

NTSB removes the issue from its recommended transportation safety improvements, citing NHTSA’s final rule that increased school bus seat-back height and established specs for voluntarily installed seat belts.

Conn. lawmakers take up second school bus safety bill

The bill would require that a phone number for reporting unsafe driving be painted on all sides of a school bus. The first school bus safety bill raised during this session, which began Feb. 3, would require the installation of seat belts on school buses.

Ignition interlocks on buses help child care agency enhance safety

Rainbow Chimes Inc. has had the device, which prevents a bus driver under the influence of alcohol from operating a vehicle, installed on its buses. Sens-O-Lock of America provided the ignition interlocks, which also prevent drivers from leaving the bus running in an attempt to bypass the system prior to returning to drive the bus.

NSTA awards Green Fleet Certification to 11 members

Open to all NSTA members in good standing, the Green Fleet Certification program has been endorsed by the EPA's Clean School Bus USA program.

NSTA Conference Scrapbook - 2009

NSTA Conference Scrapbook - 2008

Violent Students: Contributing Factors

School bus drivers and transportation administrators constantly multitask. As bus drivers negotiate around traffic on the highway, they must also watc...

EPA approves NSTA ‘green’ certification program

WASHINGTON — Senior EPA officials have approved the National School Transportation Association’s (NSTA) “Go Yellow, Go Green” fleet certification pro...