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(STN Podcast E99) Blaze the Path & Make a Difference: Black Leadership in School Transportation

School Transportation Nation podcast – Episode 99

Derrick Agate, retired transportation supervisor for Hopkins Public Schools, two-time past president of the Minnesota Association for Pupil Transportation and now a consultant, joins Ryan to highlight Black History Month, the struggles of being a black transportation director years ago, black representation in the industry, and the impact of connections between bus drivers and their student riders. Read more about him at stnonline.com/go/b3.

Additionally, Pam Caro, director of sales at Nuvve, talks fleet electrification, vehicle-to-grid charging and funding opportunities. Read more at stnonline.com/tag/electric-bus.

This episode is brought to you by Transfinder.

Conversation with Nuvve.

Maintenance Tip from Scraper Systems by Rite-Hite.

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