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NewsJanuary 4, 2022

Florida County Launches Free Transit Pilot for Student Riders

The program, My Ride 2 School, provides free rides for middle and high school students in the Jacksonville area.

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NewsDecember 24, 2021

SBF Wrapped: 5 Most-Viewed News Stories in 2021

From First Student's sale to the driver shortage to new federal legislation with funding for electric and low-emission school buses, the world of pupil transportation tried to return to normal (or better) in 2021.

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School Bus Fleet BlogDecember 7, 2021

Schools Must Consider Complete Compensation Package to Gain, Retain Drivers

Brendan Wagner, pupil transportation director for the Scottsdale (Ariz.) Unified School District, shares his thoughts on attacking the nationwide school bus driver shortage - and it can't focus entirely on the wage rate.

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NewsDecember 3, 2021

HopSkipDrive Invests $2 Million in Opportunity for All Community Fund

The company says the financial commitment offers a solution to the school bus driver shortage and will help the communities it serves.

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School Bus Fleet BlogNovember 16, 2021

Survey Highlights Severity of Driver-Shortage Issues

The industry will have to go through a period of adjustment and become innovative in ways we have not previously utilized. For example, we have seen an increase in wages and benefits, but wages and benefits only provide a partial solution to this comprehensive problem.

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Articlesby Wes PlattNovember 10, 2021

Higher Pay No Guarantee Against Driver Shortage

Although pay and other benefits help mitigate the shortage in some districts, others see jobs unfilled elsewhere in the education ecosystem.

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Articlesby Wes PlattOctober 7, 2021

5 Questions: Chris Dowdy on Life in a Smaller School District, From Behind the Desk to Behind the Wheel

Chris Dowdy, superintendent of the Valley Mills (Texas) Independent School District, ran bus routes himself when he was short-staffed due to ill drivers.

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Videosby Wes PlattOctober 4, 2021

The Route: Short-Staffed or Short-Changed?

Learn about the origins of the nationwide driver shortage, and how we should address it in this episode of The Route by School Bus Fleet.

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PodcastsOctober 4, 2021

Short-Staffed or Short-Changed?

Hear about the nationwide driver shortage with Stephen Owens, senior K-12 policy analyst with the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson September 21, 2021

Maryland, New York Announce Plans to Address School Bus Driver Shortage

Plans include expediting driving tests and expanding recruitment outreach to current commercial driver’s license holders.

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