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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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September 2025
This month's issue features the 2025 Technology Superusers, transportation directors that are embracing technology to not only address today’s...
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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...
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