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NewsJuly 19, 2021

Pennsylvania Association Launches School Bus Driver Recruitment Campaign

The Pennsylvania School Bus Association’s "You Behind the Wheel" campaign seeks to raise public awareness about the ongoing driver shortage and provide resources to recruit new drivers.

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Sharing Shortage Struggles, Successes as a Tough School Year Ends

The 2020-21 school year underwent constant shifts and challenges courtesy of COVID-19. Although surveys reflect worsening driver shortage, respondents also said CARES Act funds have helped them hang on.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMay 17, 2021

NSTA Calls for Continued Help With School Bus Driver Shortage

The National School Transportation Association supports states that end enhanced unemployment benefits and a proposed bill to redirect the benefits to signing bonuses for new hires to incentivize employment.

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Getting Back to Full Speed: What Do You Need?

Momentum is growing to return to full operation. For pupil transporters, that means addressing potentially greater driver shortage, factoring in the added responsibilities of sanitizing the buses — possibly as a permanent practice — and returning to managing more staff members in person.

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School Bus Fleet BlogMarch 31, 2021

6 Takeaways on the State of School Transportation

Child ridesharing company HopSkipDrive’s recent survey of pupil transporters and education professionals shows that COVID-19 is worsening driver shortage. Other pain points include school bus utilization and funding constraints.

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NewsMarch 30, 2021

HopSkipDrive Releases 2021 Report on State of School Transportation

Based on responses from pupil transporters in the U.S, the report details how COVID-19 affected school transportation operations, an exacerbated bus driver shortage, and predictions for the 2021-22 school year.

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Articlesby Nicole SchlosserMarch 29, 2021

Driver Sharing, Data-Driven Routing Help Operators Roll With Shortages

As more schools return to full in-person instruction, shortages may be exacerbated. Close relationships with neighboring districts, advance planning, and using routing software and combining stops by increasing walking distance can help.

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School Bus Fleet BlogMarch 18, 2021

Driver Shortage is a Bump in the Road to Reopening

Driver shortage has been exacerbated during the pandemic. Health concerns, the difficulty in renewing expired licenses, and the challenge of attracting new drivers are significant factors.

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NewsFebruary 4, 2021

South Carolina District Taps School Staff to Combat Bus Driver Shortage

Six of Florence 1 Schools employees, who either already had their CDL or completed the necessary training to obtain one, step up to work as drivers for the district.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson January 26, 2021

2 Ohio Districts Share School Bus Drivers to Ensure Pay

Reynoldsburg City Schools agrees to share 20 of its bus drivers with neighboring Hilliard City Schools so it can continue operations during the pandemic.

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