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(Recorded Webinar) Collaboration, Cooperation & Change: Realigning Transportation to Meet Student Needs

Join us for an exciting webinar introducing a groundbreaking approach to improving student experience and reducing behavior incidents on the school bus! This webinar...

Dad Turns School Bus Driver for Son with Special Needs

Reports repeatedly surface on the school bus driver shortage, late or canceled routes, and the resulting surplus of angry parents who rely on the...

HopSkipDrive and Detroit Public Schools Community District Share Impact of Multi-Modal School Transportation Partnership

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) announced in a joint presentation with HopSkipDrive that the district has seen a reduction...

Student Transportation Safety Is No Game

Fall is here, the season of great competition. This month, the World Series pits the best baseball teams from the American and National Leagues...

Growing Trend in Public Education: Four Day School Weeks

Four-day school weeks are gaining popularity nationwide to save money and recruit new teachers. In fact, a PBS News article in September reported that...

Adroit Advance Technologies to Expand Service to the Midwest

HOUSTON, Texas – Today, ADROIT Advanced Technologies, a Beacon Mobility partner-company, announced they will begin serving general and special education customers in the Midwest...

COVID-19 Could Impact Transportation Long After the Virus Leaves Students

It is without question that the COVID-19 pandemic will have a lasting impact on education, how students learn, and how school laws are interpreted...

D.C. Back in Legal Hot Water Over Busing of Students with Disabilities

A class action lawsuit filed in federal court last month alleges that the District of Columbia is once again failing to meet its “basic...

What’s In your School Bus Evacuation Plan?

“Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face,” professional boxer Mike Tyson once said. And while the quote may not seem fitting...

TSD Panel Offers Necessary Considerations When Selecting Alternative Transportation

FRISCO, Texas — With more school districts turning to private companies to provide non-school bus transportation for students with special needs, the time is...

Unforeseen Liability: The Impact of Transportation Personnel Shortages

In recent years, I have observed a circumstantial relationship between transportation personnel shortages and the necessity for assigning increased numbers of substitute personnel. Driver...

NASDPTS Publishes Paper Espousing Safety of School Buses Over Alternative Transportation

With the increased usage of non-yellow vehicles transporting students, the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services (NASDPTS) released a position paper...

Transportation Director of Year Panel Discusses Transporting Students with Special Needs

FRISCO, Texas — Teresa Fleming joins the list of transportation directors recognized as the magazine’s director of the year, this year sitting on a panel...

Changing, Correcting Bell Times Can Have Positive Effect on Routing

There may be no perfect solutions when it comes to routing. As can be painfully clear to all concerned, the narrow timeframes for morning...

Special Education Attorney Navigates Legal Bumps in the Road for Student Transporters

FRISCO, Texas — Several federal laws that define the transportation of students with disabilities and special needs have been updated recently or may be...

Nurturing Positive Student Behavior: Effective Management Strategies

Student behavior management is crucial in ensuring safe and enjoyable transportation for all students regardless of their abilities. While school buses are a convenient...

TSD Conference Hosts Revised Child Passenger Safety on School Buses Training

The latest revision of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) eight-hour course on the proper securement of students with disabilities and preschool children...

School Districts Use Data, Routing For Medicaid Reimbursements

There’s no getting around the fact that transporting students is an expensive enterprise. Add to that the extra measures needed for serving students with...

HopSkipDrive Comes Back-to-School with Five New Products to Meet School District and Student Needs

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -HopSkipDrive, the leader in innovative, supplemental school transportation, today announced a series of new products and services built to meet the...

School Transportation Documentation to Access Medicaid Funding for School-Based Services

A common theme in public school funding articles is the serious impact of pandemic financial aid running out, resulting in significant monetary deficits to...

February 2025

Safety takes the front page in this month's issue. Read articles about how student transporters are furthering student safety...

Buyer’s Guide 2025

Find the latest vehicle production data and budget reports, industry trends, and contact information for state, national and federal...
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