
Pontiac School District in Michigan secures grants totaling $21.575 million from the Environmental Protection Agency and President Biden's infrastructure law to replace its diesel school buses with electric school buses. The initiative aims to improve air quality, reduce emissions, and promote sustainable student transportation, signaling a significant step towards environmental stewardship.
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The company reports a 27% reduction in school bus behavior incidents for districts that have implemented FirstServes.
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The research project aims to examine the potential benefits of electric buses in improving roadway safety, student behavior, performance, classroom transition and workplace safety, which includes the impact on bus drivers and monitors.
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The school transportation provider is sending Safety Dog on the road to promote school bus safety during the 2023-24 academic year.
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Entergy provides the chargers, while First Student supplies the buses, which use vehicle-to-grid technology to transfer power back to the grid through Energy Smart’s Commercial Demand Response Program.
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First Student reveals projections for the next school year, including employing more drivers, completing at least 1 billion trips, and transporting 450 million students.
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The school transportation provider continues toward its goal of transitioning 30,000 school buses to electric by 2035.
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New school buses and First Student's technology suite will modernize Madison Metropolitan School District's transportation service.
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The National School Transportation Association Annual Meeting awards banquet in Pittsburgh also saw Carina Noble pass the leadership baton to Dan Kobussen.
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They'll work with First Consulting to help school districts with planning and deployment of electric school buses.
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