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STN EXPO Session: Head Start is Collateral Casualty of Sequestration

A session held last week at the 20th annual STN EXPO sought to suggest ways student transporters in Head Start programs could stop the hemorrhaging caused by the 5.27 percent…

July 30, 2013
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Deadline Looms for Submitted Papers to Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting

Paper submissions are due this Thursday for the TRB 93rd annual meeting scheduled for Jan. 12-16 in Washington, D.C, which features a section on school transportation.

July 30, 2013
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Kentucky State Police Find Bus Driver at Fault in Crash that Killed 2 Preschoolers

Last Wednesday Kentucky State Police released the cause of a 2012 Carroll County, Ky., school bus crash that took the lives of two preschool students in a Head Start program.…

July 29, 2013
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STN EXPO Presenters Note Disaster Drills Are Group Activities

Entire communities respond to serious school bus crashes, so entire communities should be included in exercises designed to coordinate community resources during real events. This was the theme last week…

July 29, 2013
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National School Transportation Association Appoints Tim Flood President

NSTA, the industry’s voice for private contractors, manufacturers and suppliers, appointed Timothy E. Flood president, and he succeeds outgoing president Magda Dimmendaal (pictured at left). The association announced the election…

July 25, 2013
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STN EXPO Keynote Speaker: SRO’s, School Transportation Are Made for Each Other

RENO — Slain Alabama school bus driver Charles Poland did all he possibly could in dealing with the armed man who forced his way onto Poland’s bus earlier this year…

July 23, 2013
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STN EXPO Session on Special Needs Covered Planning to Reduce Risk

RENO — Policy, training and information flow are keys to reducing the inherent liability risks associated with transporting special needs students, school district transportation personnel were told Monday during a…

July 23, 2013
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2013 School Bus Driver International Safety Competition Winners Announced

After being delayed due to weather, the 43rd Annual School Bus Driver International Safety Competition was held Saturday and Sunday in Tulsa, Okla., as part of the NSTA's Annual Meeting…

July 23, 2013
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Becoming Agents for Change Is the Message at STN Expo’s Monday General Session

Transportation directors can change the industry with their purchasing habits and improve the efficiency of their departments by careful planning, cooperation and doing a little homework. This was the message…

July 23, 2013
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Sunday STN EXPO General Session Covers Resources, Practices that Foster Cooperation, Collaboration

The 20th annual STN Expo’s general session on Sunday reminded attendees of resources readily available to them, and general problem-solving skills they can use to approach varied challenges within student…

July 22, 2013
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NTSB Cites Driver Fatigue, Improper Seat-Belt Use Among Causes of Fatal School-Bus Crash

The National Transportation Safety Board outlined investigators' findings and called for change in a board meeting covering newly released highway accident reports on two fatal bus collisions: the first in Chesterfield, N.J.,…

July 22, 2013
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STN EXPO Attendees Receive Takeaways on Training for School Bus Evacuations, Extrications

A standing-room only crowd packed an STN EXPO workshop on Monday that discussed training for and responding to school-bus crash extrication and evacuation scenarios.

July 22, 2013
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Oregon Names Wiltfong New State Director of Pupil Transportation

Michael Wiltfong is the new director of pupil transportation at the Oregon Department of Education, School Transportation News has learned.

July 22, 2013
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STN EXPO Presentation on Sleep Apnea for School Bus Drivers Opens Eyes

RENO – Dr. Michael Lucia, a certified sleep disorder specialist, opened eyes during an STN EXPO panel Sunday on sleep apnea by dispelling "voodoo" he said is dominating the current…