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Superintendents Association Proposes Changes to Special-Ed Due Process System for Services
The American Association of School Administrators (AASA) released proposals the group said offer alternatives to the current, federally mandated process used by parents and...
Senate Bill Once Again Targets Seclusion, Restraint in Schools
Rep. George Miller (D-CA) re-introduced in the House The All Students Safe Act, which would set for the first time minimum safety standards at...
Federal Cuts to Special Education Funding in South Carolina Could Affect 2013-2014 School Year
A federal funding cut to the South Carolina Department of Education for special education will not affect the current school year, but it could...
Paper Compares Costs, Benefits of Transit and School Buses to Increase Student Achievement
A new white paper seeks to shed light on transportation options available to school districts for increasing student participation in extra-curricular activities, with a...
February 2012
Student transporters tackle those "Houdini" students with special needs who always seem able to wiggle out of even the best-fitting child restraints. And student...
Webinar Provides Background, Tips on Implementing School Bus Travel Training
More than 130 student transporters joined a consultant and a team of special education experts Feb. 28 for a live webinar on utilizing the...
Open Communication Is Key to Building Relationships Before, During the IEP Meeting
The relationship between student transportation and special education was likened to a marriage of sorts during a session at the 21st annual National Conference...
California District Utilizes YouTube to Broadcast 2012-2013 School Bus Cuts, Call to Action
The Lake Elsinore Unified School District in Southern California posted a two-minute video on YouTube calling for residents to join transportation and other school...
Industry Wrestles with Seclusion, Restraint Issue on School Buses
A newly proposed federal law that would essentially prohibit seclusion and restraint practices on students nationwide may have serious unintended consequences for the school...
Organization Publishes Report on Implications of Seclusion and Restraint in Schools
Non-profit disability advocate group TASH published a study that analyzes news reports on the negative effect of seclusion and restraint on students with disabilities,...
Sweet Carolyn a Special Needs Transporter Extraordinaire
Minneapolis Public Schools special transportation supervisor unassumingly, efficiently wins 4th Annual Peter J. Grandolfo Memorial Award of Excellence Carolyn Oakes never met Peter Grandolfo,...
Special Needs Conference Announces 2012 Theme
Attendees to the 2012 National Special Needs Conference & Exhibition should come “Ready to Learn” to fit with the newly-named theme. ...
Transportation Still a Challenge Post-Sandy Even as More New York City Schools Reopen
Two and a half weeks after Hurricane Sandy battered the East Coast and other areas, New York City has reopened nearly all of its...
Picking Your Battles
Recently I received a call from a frantic, newly appointed supervisor of transportation, who was overwhelmed by excessive calls from a parent of a...
Southern California School Buses Respond to Bomb Scare
When a Navy corpsman stationed at a local U.S. military base phoned in a bomb threat to San Clemente High School in Southern California...
Update: Chicago Public Schools Turns to Transit for Displaced Students During Teachers Strike
The recent Chicago Teachers Union strike, which ended Tuesday, shut down the nation’s third-largest school district just days after some 402,000 students had returned...
School Bus Evacuation Drills Help Transporters Know Their Student Ridership
When special needs transportation consultant Cheryl Wolf visited an Indiana school district in August to provide training on emergency bus evacuation drills, she heard...
Transportation Challenges Take a Bite Out of the Big Apple
While school districts usually have a few transportation glitches the first week of school, New York City has experienced busing issues serious enough to...
2012 NAPT Summit Reporter’s Notebook
This week has been a busy one in the student transportation industry. First off, it was School Bus Safety Week, an important event to...
Feds Publish New Special Education Transportation FAQs
The Department of Education on Nov. 9 provided clarification on questions to "high interest topics" related to IDEA regulations on how school districts should...
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November 2025
Meet the 2025 Transportation Director of the Year Keba Baldwin, director of transportation at Prince George’s County Public Schools...
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Buyer’s Guide 2025
Find the latest vehicle production data and budget reports, industry trends, and contact information for state, national and federal...
