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Articlesby Bret E. BrooksJanuary 28, 2026

Building Stronger Partnerships: How School Transportation Can Improve Relationships With School Boards

Strong communication and trust between transportation leaders and school boards are essential to safe, effective operations. Here’s how to build a better partnership.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonAugust 2, 2018

Ohio District Boosts Pay for Substitute School Bus Drivers

The Streetsboro City Schools board approves a new pay rate of $14.50 per hour for sub drivers, up from $13.91.

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School Bus Fleet BlogMay 14, 2018

Hope for the Future, in the Form of a School Bus

A school bus represents hope for children who are excited to get to school to learn, as well as for parents who hope that their children will be safe and well prepared for life.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 18, 2016

Michigan School Bus Driver Honored for Volunteer Work

Thomas “TJ” Updike has been volunteering in a “Friday Adventures” program, which takes middle school students on activities like canoeing and hiking trips.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJune 16, 2016

Houston District Makes 3-Point Belt Use Mandatory

Last fall, Houston ISD committed to including three-point belts on its new school buses. Now, the school board decides to require students to wear them.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserNovember 9, 2015

Speakers to new transportation directors: No need to ‘reinvent the wheel’

Longtime directors impart advice to those new to the job on how to keep up. Getting support from peers, allies in school board members and delegating tasks are all key, they say.

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Newsby StaffAugust 6, 2015

Alabama district will not charge school bus fees

Hoover City Schools board rescinds an April 2014 vote that would have created a mandatory fee to ride the school bus. The vote on the proposed fee was contingent upon approval from the U.S. District Court, which never came.

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Newsby StaffAugust 14, 2014

Tennessee school board temporarily restores bus service

The Oak Ridge Board of Education is bringing back school bus service to about 1,300 of 1,800 students who had been affected by an expanded “parent responsibility zone,” following protests from parents and grandparents. The zone was expanded to 1.5 miles in June in an effort to reduce a $1.25 million budget deficit.

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Newsby StaffJune 10, 2014

District faces traffic protest over courtesy busing cuts

Public and non-public school officials in Lakewood, N.J., are in talks to avert a call for parents to drive thousands of children to their private schools in protest against the elimination of publicly funded courtesy busing. Last month, the Lakewood Public Schools Board of Education eliminated all courtesy busing from the 2014-15 budget as a way to meet tax hike caps set by the state.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMay 21, 2014

California district ends school bus pilot program

In March, Etiwanda School District launched a "shared cost model" pilot transportation program for students who live at least 3 miles from school. District officials say that the program "did not generate the interest nor the revenue that was expected," and the board decides to discontinue it after the last day of school.

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