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.
Read More →During a recent session of the Clarksville-Montgomery (Tenn.) School System’s Leadership CMCSS class, participants discussed inclement weather, rezoning, and child nutrition. They also discussed student transportation and had the opportunity to drive a school bus.
Read More →Legislators kept wages stable, with the unintended consequence that, as we struggle to emerge from a pandemic, bus drivers find themselves weighing their commitment to serving school districts against better pay and benefits working for other transportation outfits, such as Amazon.
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This "day in the life" video from Paradise Valley Unified School District features bus driver Jack Staley.
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Despite a dire forecast last week from the state's student transportation association, Connecticut schools seemed largely unfazed Monday by worries about a bus driver walkout.
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Jane Franck, a school bus driver for Springfield Public Schools for the past 30 years, shares her joy for the job and the students she serves.
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Jean Cronin, vice president of the Connecticut School Transportation Association, wrote a letter warning of "a major catastrophe looming" as school bus drivers face a Sept. 27 vaccination compliance deadline.
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In this video from Jefferson County Public Schools, we get to know a little about bus driver Bob Pendygraft.
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In "Driven to Serve," Fayette County (Ky.) Public Schools drivers discuss why they love their jobs, and why others should too.
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Jill Bush, a 13-year driver for Strongsville City Schools, wins the award from the Ohio Association for Pupil Transportation.
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