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Newsby StaffJanuary 9, 2017

District Cuts School Bus Driver Absenteeism With Attendance Bonuses

Jefferson County (Ky.) Public Schools starts a pilot that pays school bus drivers and assistants a $200 bonus for every pay period they come to work every day to address driver shortage and absenteeism. 

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Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2016

Reminder: Give Your Input on School Bus Driver Shortage

NAPT and SBF are researching issues related to school bus driver shortage. Transportation directors and hiring managers are asked to complete a survey on the subject. The deadline is Monday.

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Newsby StaffOctober 11, 2016

District Cancels Some School Bus Routes Due to Driver Shortage

Jefferson County (Ky.) Public Schools cancels some school bus routes three days in a row. The bus drivers’ union says that the district is 50 to 70 drivers short.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 21, 2016

School Bus Driver Retires After 50 Years of Service

At 80, Marilyn Loveland turns in the keys to her bus. She drove for Grass Lake (Mich.) Community Schools.

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Newsby StaffJune 27, 2016

District Raises Pay for School Bus Drivers

As of July, Baltimore County Public Schools is raising the starting wage for school bus drivers from $12.94 per hour to $15.42 to deal with a driver shortage.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonApril 28, 2016

4 School Districts to Hold Joint Job Fair for Transportation

The Sacramento, California-area districts join forces in an effort to recruit up to 150 school bus drivers, attendants, and mechanics.

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Newsby StaffMarch 15, 2016

Longtime Sister School Bus Drivers Still Going Strong in their 80s

Nancy Fox, 82, and Pauline Rose Bowling, 80, have been driving school buses in Ohio for over 35 years each. 

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Newsby StaffFebruary 2, 2016

School bus driver logs over 50 years on the job

Don Beehler of Minnesota started his career driving part time while also working on his family’s farm. He had retired in 1999, but returned full time when the school district needed bus driving help.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonDecember 30, 2015

Nashville district boosts school bus driver pay, hours

Pay raises, a 40-hour work week and attendance bonuses are key factors in Metro Nashville Public Schools’ new plan to address school bus driver recruitment and retention.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonOctober 20, 2015

Metro Nashville school bus drivers to get $300 bonus

Officials at the Tennessee school district say that the one-time bonus recognizes the drivers' extra work that has been caused by understaffing.

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