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Inside the Contracting Shift: What School Transportation Operators Are Seeing Now

School transportation contractors weigh in on recent trends, costs, driver shortages, and the rise of multimodal student transportation.

What More Than Two Million Rides Reveal About School Transit

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Honoring Heroes Behind the Wheel: Award Nominations Open

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Announcing the 2025 School Bus Driver Hero: Jackie Wilkerson Brown

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What More Than Two Million Rides Reveal About School Transit

Sponsored by EverDriven

Honoring Heroes Behind the Wheel: Award Nominations Open

Sponsored by AngelTrax

Announcing the 2025 School Bus Driver Hero: Jackie Wilkerson Brown

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Editor's Picks

The Mindset That Keeps a Decades-Old Company Moving Forward: Aaron Sepkowski, 2026 Contractor of the Year

The Mindset That Keeps a Decades-Old Company Moving Forward: Aaron Sepkowski, 2026 Contractor of the Year

The Secret Behind Better School Bus Tech? ‘Magical Hospitality’

The Secret Behind Better School Bus Tech? ‘Magical Hospitality’

Lessons Learned from Hurricane Helene for School Transportation

Disaster Response

Lessons Learned from Hurricane Helene for School Transportation

From Overwhelmed to Optimized: How AI Is Transforming School Transportation Leadership

From Overwhelmed to Optimized: How AI Is Transforming School Transportation Leadership

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Billy Murphy of Power Innovations International speaks at ACT Expo in front of a display featuring EV charging equipment and a Blue Bird school bus graphic. A text overlay reads “Simplified EV Charging.”

A Solution Helping School Buses Charge Without Major Infrastructure Upgrades

Jeff Weiss of ExoAir Systems stands beside a roof-mounted electric air conditioning unit at ACT Expo. Text overlay reads “ExoAir: Cool Bus. No Idling.”

The No-Idling School Bus AC System

Charlotte Argue of Geotab speaks at ACT Expo, gesturing toward a display of telematics and camera technology. Text overlay reads “Geotab: Data Drives Safety.”

Geotab on Three Major Trends in School Transportation

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The Essential Handbook for Safe Alternative Student Transportation

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2026 State of Student Transportation Report

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From Chaos to Clarity: How School Districts Are Running Leaner Transportation Operations

The New Playbook for Safer, Smarter School Bus Maintenance

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2026 School Bus Fleet Vendor Directory & Buyer's Guide

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2026 School Bus Maintenance Survey

The Benefits of Implementing the Latest Wheelchair Securement Standards

Webinars

Is Your Transportation Model Costing You More Than You Think?

Jun 25, 2026 | 11:00 AM PDT

From Damage Control to Decision Partner: Transportation's Role in School Closures & Redistricting

Feb 25, 2026 | 11:00 AM PST

The 360-degree view of student safety: Connecting the driver's seat to the parent's phone

Oct 22, 2025 | 11:00 AM PDT

Is Your Transportation Model Costing You More Than You Think?

Jun 25, 2026 | 11:00 AM PDT

From Damage Control to Decision Partner: Transportation's Role in School Closures & Redistricting

Feb 25, 2026 | 11:00 AM PST

The 360-degree view of student safety: Connecting the driver's seat to the parent's phone

Oct 22, 2025 | 11:00 AM PDT

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Billy Murphy of Power Innovations International speaks at ACT Expo in front of a display featuring EV charging equipment and a Blue Bird school bus graphic. A text overlay reads “Simplified EV Charging.”

A Solution Helping School Buses Charge Without Major Infrastructure Upgrades

Power Innovations International dishes on its EV charging technology designed to reduce infrastructure barriers, improve reliability, and support V2G applications for school bus fleets.

An orange and yellow graphic with a black and white image of an electric bus charger and text reading "Alt-Fuel Moves: Fleets Plug In For the Long Haul."

Alt-Fuel Moves: Fleets Plug In for the Long Haul

Promotional graphic announcing New Eagle's OpenECU platform. A blue electronic control unit (ECU) is featured against an orange background with EV charging stations and charging cables. The image includes the New Eagle and OpenECU logos, a "New Product" label, and School Bus Fleet branding.

New Eagle Launches All-in-One EV Control Platform

Children board a yellow electric school bus from Central Consolidated School District during snowfall, as an adult assists students at the bus entrance.

GreenPower Unveils New Heating Solution for Type A Bus

Safety

A black, white, and red graphic with an image of a school bus on a New York street and text reading "Legislative Roundup May 2026."

School Bus Laws to Watch: New York Delays EV Mandate

Plus, federal lawmakers seek new funding for school bus safety as states weigh stop-arm enforcement, disability protections, and education spending.

BusPatrol cameras on the side of a school bus.

Florida District Relaunches BusPatrol School Bus Camera Program With New Safeguards

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The Essential Handbook for Safe Alternative Student Transportation

Emergency response personnel assist participants evacuating through the rear emergency door of a yellow school bus during a hands-on safety training exercise at Prosper ISD. Smoke fills the bus interior as responders demonstrate emergency evacuation procedures.

Operation STEER Brings Emergency Response Training to North Texas