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Round Up: Missile Strikes Israeli School Bus, TV on the Bus and More

Taking a moment to scan the search engines for school bus-related articles brought some interesting news from not only the U.S., but from around the world as well.

April 8, 2011
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Routes Around the World: Daladalas of Dar es Salaam

STN global correspondent Anson Stewart writes of his visit to Tanzania and the role buses play in the African country for school children and the rest of the society.

April 5, 2011
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More Attention Must be Paid to Addressing Bullying Rather than Defining It

I've been quite concerned for a while about the labels applied to bullying and harassing conduct, and the potential for dwelling on defining the behaviors to the exclusion of addressing…

March 31, 2011
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Removing the Waste from School Bus Operations

This month, Thomas Built Buses announced it was presumably the first school bus manufacturer to achieve "Zero-Waste-to-Landfill" operations status.

March 29, 2011
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Safe Routes to School Calls for Presentation Proposals for Summer Conference

A few weeks after the STN EXPO this summer, the 3rd Safe Routes to School National Conference will be held in Minneapolis, and the organizers are seeking workshop proposals.

March 24, 2011
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Transporters Can More than Just Get by in this Economy by Using Ingenuity

Looking for success stories from districts able to move forward with safety upgrades in spite of tight budgets? Consider the following case study from Brainerd, Minn.

March 23, 2011
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Fuel Prices Expected to Increase Transit Ridership, But School Bus Ridership is Hurting

Here's an interesting study released recently by the American Public Transit Association on the effect rising fuel prices could have on federally-funded transit ridership.

March 21, 2011
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Not Quite a Magical Mystery, Electric-Vehicle Tour to Feature Navistar and Others

Navistar will join the likes of GM, Ford and Toyota in an electric-vehicle tour, what is being described as and "ecomagination business strategy to accelerate the development and deployment of…

March 12, 2011
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More Distraction on the Way for Already Distracted Driving?

As if there weren't enough distractions on the road today, a company announced this week at the Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland that it is bringing to market new ways…

March 10, 2011
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President Obama, First Lady Announce Bullying Summit at White House

Affecting "every single young person in our country," President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama announced via Facebook that they will host a bullying summit at the White House on…

March 9, 2011
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Have Rural Roadway, Walk Route Problems? Solutions? This Event May Be for You

According to an STN survey conducted a year ago, approximately 7 out of 10 readers hail from what they consider to be rural areas across the county. When it comes…

March 8, 2011
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Hybrids Might be the Way of the Future but Remain Slow in Coming to School Transportation Industry

While numbers of hybrid-drive school buses in use nationwide remain low, some students in Miami, Fla., are already riding to and from school in electrified transit buses.

March 4, 2011
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Routes Around the World: Bus Crashes

STN global correspondent Anson Stewart returns with a story of a January bus crash that occurred as he was traveling and reporting in Panama. He discusses bus and road safety…

March 1, 2011
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Maine Reviewing Loophole in Alcohol Container Laws

After students on a school bus in the Unorganized Territory of the state found an unopened beer can and immediately informed both school officials and their parents, the issue has…