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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. ...
Peggy Burns’ Newest Video Training Program Focuses on Special Needs
LAFAYETTE, Colo. — Education Compliance Group, Inc. announced today that a new driver training video, The Road to Compliance for Special Needs Drivers by...
IDEA Part B Final Regulations – Discipline Procedures
One of the difficult aspects of providing transportation service to students with disabilities is proper discipline on the bus. In Part B of the...
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...
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,...
February 2010
COVER STORY: Wheelchair and Occupant Restraint Manufacturers Prepare for In-Depth Training at this Year’s Disabilities conference TOP STORY: Families Coping with...
Easier Said Than Done
Editorials, like blogs, are filled with opinions. But some can miss the mark, especially when not recognizing all the possible outcomes of your suggestions....
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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February 2026
This month's issue highlights safety, covering different aspects of how the student transportation is addressing the most pressing safety...
Buyer’s Guide 2026
Find the latest vehicle production data and budget reports, industry trends, and contact information for state, national and federal...
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