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Nevada School District Reduces General Education Routes Amid Bus Driver Shortage
Some Washoe County School District students in northwest Nevada won’t have school bus service when they return from President’s Day weekend because there aren’t...
Finding the Right Route: How Transfinder Helps Districts Transport Students with Special Needs
Transporting students with special needs is one of the most complex and critical responsibilities school districts face. Beyond the obvious challenge of getting students...
Chicago’s School Transit System Under Strain, Threatens Student Access
Thousands of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students could soon be left without a safe or consistent way to get to class as both the...
HopSkipDrive Launches Specialty Transportation, Offering Wheelchair-Accessible Vehicle Rides, New Rider Assistants, and Car Seat Program to Support Entirety of Schools’ Transportation Needs
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -HopSkipDrive today announced a significant expansion in its ability to meet the transportation needs of all students, enabling schools and school...
July 2023
Meet the 2023 Innovator of the Year winner, Bill Griffiths of Beacon Mobility, who shares insights on how teamwork leads to reliability and industry...
What Differs Between Pupil Transportation in the U.S. and the U.K.?
This article marks the inaugural installment in a new series highlighting pupil transportation practices around the world, drawing on Gray Ram Tactical’s 18-plus years...
Webinar Gives Tips to Improve Student Behavior, Bus Driver Experience
A Kansas transportation director and two behavioral experts discussed how collaborative, personalized solutions help reduce behavior incidents and support students on the school bus...
(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...
Liability of School Districts in the Transportation of Children with Disabilities
As an individual who follows school transportation media regularly, I was shocked to read
the detailed reporting on the choking death of Fajr Atiya Williams,...
Alternative Transportation Company, Adroit, Launches New Partnership With Detroit Public Schools Community District
DETROIT, Mich. – Today, ADROIT Advanced Technologies, an alternative transportation company, announced a new partnership with All Town Bus and the Detroit Public Schools...
TSD Keynote Speaker Brings Special Needs Transportation Legal Expertise
Special education attorney Betsey Helfrich is returning to the Transporting Students with Special Needs and Disabilities Conference keynote stage in November to share her...
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...
Update: 2022-2023 National School Bus Loading Zone Survey Reports 3 Fatalities
ARLINGTON, Va. — Motorists who illegally passed school buses in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin killed two students while a New York school bus struck and...
Watch: Report on Special Needs Student Attacked on S.C. School Bus
This video contains graphic scenes of violence and child injuries.
Viewer discretion is advised.
Queen City News in the Charlotte, North Carolina, recently aired the investigative...
Legalities of Transporting Students with Special Needs Discussed at TSD Conference
FRISCO, Texas — Attorney Vickie Coe provided student transporters an in-depth look at the ins and outs of transporting students with special needs.
Coe, who delivered...
Strategies Recommended for Safe Transportation of Students With Disabilities During, After Pandemic
On March 24, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona released an eight-page letter to educators and parents addressing the return of students to school in...
TSD at 30: Much the Same Yet …
It amazes me that with so many challenges facing the industry in 2022, a look back 30 years reveals a similar landscape. Sure, the...
WE Transport’s Marksohn Bids Goodbye to School Bus Industry with Retirement
When Bart Marksohn was involved in the day-to-day operations of New York school bus contractor WE Transport, he and his sister Helena attended the...
Competing Challenges
This year, I have had multiple conversations with school district transportation and special education personnel regarding safety versus the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act...
South Carolina Case Highlights Need for Attendants on School Buses
A special investigative report that aired in December on television station Queen City News in Charlotte, North Carolina, detailed a 2018 incident in neaby...
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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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