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First Student employees receive donations.

Minnesota First Student Locations Hold Food Drive

Four First Student locations in Minnesota participated in the Minnesota FoodShare March Campaign, collecting over 5,300 pounds of food and approximately $1,000 to benefit food shelves in throughout the state.
  • Last modified on Wednesday, 15 April 2015 14:54
Maryland Bill Seeks to Increase Fines for School Bus Passers

Maryland Bill Seeks to Increase Fines for School Bus Passers

Legislation that has already passed the Maryland House could double the maximum civil penalty levied against motorists who are caught on video running the school bus stop arm and flashing…
  • Last modified on Friday, 10 April 2015 16:16
Hall of Fame Football Coach Bobby Bowden to Keynote STN EXPO

Hall of Fame Football Coach Bobby Bowden to Keynote STN EXPO

Blue Bird Corporation and partners ROUSH CleanTech and Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems will bring two-time national championship winning college football coach Bobby Bowden to the STN EXPO stage this summer,…
  • Last modified on Friday, 10 April 2015 16:18
R.I. Bus Driver Texting Bill Passes House

R.I. Bus Driver Texting Bill Passes House

The school bus is the safest way for children to get to school, yet this can be compromised if the bus driver is texting or focusing on another distraction. April…
  • Last modified on Thursday, 09 April 2015 15:44
Ohio Districts Receive Grants to Curb Bus Pollution

Ohio Districts Receive Grants to Curb Bus Pollution

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded grants to the River Valley Local Schools and Seneca East Local Schools districts in order to help reduce school bus emissions.
  • Last modified on Wednesday, 08 April 2015 15:44
Are We There Yet?

Are We There Yet?

As the debate over whether school districts should outsource student transportation services or keep the operations in-house continues, school districts must be aware of the conditions under which outsourcing should be considered in the first place.…
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Joe Lightsey (third from left) of Transportation South presents Carlisle Elementary School in Alabama with their prize money.

Thomas Built Buses Donates Money to Schools

School bus manufacturer Thomas Built Buses presented five schools across the country with $2,000 each as a prize for their winning entries in the company’s second annual photo contest.
  • Last modified on Monday, 06 April 2015 17:06
Second Chowchilla Kidnapper Granted Parole

Second Chowchilla Kidnapper Granted Parole

A special parole board in San Luis Obispo, California granted a prison release last week to 63-year-old James Schoenfeld, one of three perpetrators in the infamous 1976 school bus kidnapping…
  • Last modified on Monday, 06 April 2015 16:23
Electric, CNG School Buses Showcased at Green Event

Electric, CNG School Buses Showcased at Green Event

School bus dealer First Priority Bus Sales exhibited the eLion electric Type C school bus, the SSTe electric Type A from Trans Tech Bus and the Type C CNG bus…
  • Last modified on Wednesday, 08 April 2015 17:25
Enriquez Named New Director of Federal Head Start Program

Enriquez Named New Director of Federal Head Start Program

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell announced the appointment of Dr. Blanca Estela Enriquez as the new director of the Office of Head Start at the 50th National…
  • Last modified on Thursday, 02 April 2015 15:48
Taking a Dr. Seuss Approach to Student Transportation

Taking a Dr. Seuss Approach to Student Transportation

There are many lessons that student transporters can learn from celebrated children’s author Theodor Seuss Geisel, said Pete Meslin during a session at the TSD Conference in Frisco, Texas last…
  • Last modified on Friday, 03 April 2015 10:22
Webinar to Discuss Problems of Water in Fuel

Webinar to Discuss Problems of Water in Fuel

Clean Solutions, a division of Donaldson Company, Inc. has announced an upcoming interactive webinar titled Water in Diesel Fuel – Best Practices for Getting it Out and Keeping it Out.
  • Last modified on Tuesday, 31 March 2015 15:58
Parents and attendees visit the different school bus safety demonstrations during a March 25 event.

NY School Bus Safety Day Shares Info with Parents

The New York School Bus Contractors Association and Suffolk Region PTA sponsored a demonstration to help parents better understand the safety features on modern school buses and the training requirements…
  • Last modified on Friday, 27 March 2015 15:04