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(STN Podcast E73) Shiny New Tech: Using Federal Funding to Support School Bus Ops and Student Success

School Transportation Nation podcast – Episode 73

Lea Bogle, president and CEO of technology provider Premier Wireless, discusses the need for school bus Wi-Fi and how the Emergency Connectivity Fund helps districts support students in this way.

Director of Transportation Manuel Campos Jr. shares how Somerset ISD near San Antonio is using federal COVID-19 funding to improve operations and prepare for the 2021-2022 school year by equipping its school buses with technology like GPS, push-to-talk radios and Wi-Fi.

Read more at stnonline.com/tag/technology.

This episode is brought to you by Transfinder.

Conversation with Premier Wireless.

 

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