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Minnesota school bus driver Dennis Stricker asks his passengers a trivia question each morning, and they search for the answer during the day and report back on the ride home. Stricker is honored for his contributions to student achievement.
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Firefighters report to a bus carrying elementary school students after a balloon containing the substance breaks open as the students are playing with it.
Read More →A new report from the Highway Loss Data Institute finds no reduction in crashes after laws that ban hand-held phone use while driving go into effect. But the researchers point out that several studies have shown that phoning while driving increases crash risk.
Read More →Richmond (Va.) Police Department officers respond to the scene after receiving a report of a dog bite with injury. While waiting for Animal Care and Control to respond, the dogs continue to run in the area where children are gathering at the bus stops, and they charge at an officer, who fires twice, killing one of the dogs.
Read More →The New York City mayor and education chancellor report that the school busing contracts that were opened up for public bid last spring and awarded in May will save the city an estimated $210 million over the next five years. The savings is in addition to the $100 million saved from bids awarded last winter and the $95 million saved from pre-K contracts that were publicly bid in 2011.
Read More →Whether speaking or writing, accuracy and clarity are essential in communication. Supervisors need to make their instructions very clear so the whole department or group has proper direction and can achieve goals together.
Read More →The federal agency’s latest report shows that, on average, about 33 school-age children die in school transportation-related crashes each year.
Read More →The parties in the Petties v. D.C. case agree in early November to end the federal oversight, but the case will remain active until after a Dec. 19 fairness hearing on the proposed agreement. The agreement comes in the wake of a report that the city is in compliance with performance standards put in place by the court for special-needs pupil transportation services.
Read More →In his new position, Roger Howsmon will act as the school bus manufacturer’s ambassador to the industry’s trade associations, councils and conferences by presenting at events and contributing to associations’ executive-level meetings. Howsmon joined Blue Bird in 2007.
Read More →Study finds rate of seat belt use of 61.5 percent. Equipping buses with seat belts also resulted in capacity loss of 5 to 18 percent. Researchers suggest funding would be better spent on danger zone safety improvements.
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