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National School Bus Safety Week 2026: Tips, Toolkits & Resources to Keep Students Safe

School bus safety takes more than awareness. Explore expert tips, enforcement strategies, and free resources to help protect students on every ride.

The Right Ride for Every Student: Navigating the New Student Transportation Ecosystem

Sponsored by EverDriven

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The Right Ride for Every Student: Navigating the New Student Transportation Ecosystem

Sponsored by EverDriven

How should districts blend school buses with small-vehicle transportation and other options? EverDriven CEO Mitch Bowling discusses safety, costs, partnerships, and strategy.

Student wearing a backpack stands beside an open passenger vehicle in an EverDriven alternative student transportation image.

Editor's Picks

Nobody Told Diesel Prices They Were Supposed to Come Down

Alternative Fuels

Nobody Told Diesel Prices They Were Supposed to Come Down

School Transportation’s Biggest Pressures and Opportunities: SBFX Attendees Weigh In

School Transportation’s Biggest Pressures and Opportunities: SBFX Attendees Weigh In

Kelli Goterba Named 2026 Special-Needs School Bus Driver of the Year

Special Needs Transportation

Kelli Goterba Named 2026 Special-Needs School Bus Driver of the Year

Annette Brown Always Takes the Extra Time: Meet Our 2026 School Bus Driver Hero

Annette Brown Always Takes the Extra Time: Meet Our 2026 School Bus Driver Hero

WatchAll Videos

School Bus Fleet’s The Route video thumbnail featuring host Amanda Huggett and guest Sam Freshner, with the headline “Beyond Discipline: A Different Approach to Student Behavior on the School Bus.” Sponsored by IC Bus.

Beyond Discipline: A Different Approach to Student Behavior on the Bus

School Bus Fleet’s The Route graphic featuring two people alongside the text, “The Secret to Better Bus Driver Training (It’s Not the Curriculum),” sponsored by IC Bus.

Sponsored

How to Build a Better School Bus Driver Training Program

Meet the 2025 School Bus Driver Hero Winner: Annette Brown

Whitepapers

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The Essential Guide to School Bus Fleet Maintenance

The Essential Guide to School Bus Maintenance and Student Safety

Zonar Cover for White Paper Survey Results for 2026 State of Student Transportation

2026 State of Student Transportation Report

Cover of a Pro-Vision whitepaper titled “Doing More With Less: A Transportation Director’s Guide to Managing Safety Budget Uncertainty,” featuring school buses, a school transportation scene, and safety technology imagery.

Doing More With Less: How Transportation Directors Can Prioritize Safety Amid Budget Uncertainty

Zonar Back to School Readiness Report for 2026

2026 Back-To-School Readiness Report

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2026 School Bus Fleet Vendor Directory & Buyer's Guide

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

Alternative Fuels

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School Bus Fleet graphic showing two yellow electric school buses parked beside a charging station, with the headline “Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Extend Clean School Bus Program Through 2031.”

Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Extend Clean School Bus Program Through 2031

The proposed legislation would renew federal support for cleaner school buses as districts navigate funding uncertainty, rising fuel and infrastructure costs, and fleet replacement needs.

Yellow full-size school bus traveling along a tree-lined road beneath the words “Gas is Back!” in a School Bus Fleet graphic.

Why Gasoline School Buses Are Making a Comeback

School Bus Fleet graphic reading “Alt-Fuel Moves: Bidirectional Charging & Propane” alongside an electric school bus and charging station.

Alt-Fuel Moves: Electric Bus Rollouts, Bidirectional Charging & Propane Growth

School Bus Fleet graphic reading “When Fuel Prices Change the Math: What rising diesel costs mean for fleet planning,” illustrated with a fuel pump and oil barrels.

Nobody Told Diesel Prices They Were Supposed to Come Down

Safety

School Bus Fleet graphic showing a school bus safety inspection in the background, with the headline “2026 National School Bus Safety Week” in large orange and white lettering.

National School Bus Safety Week 2026: Tips, Toolkits & Resources to Keep Students Safe

School bus safety takes more than awareness. Explore expert tips, enforcement strategies, and free resources to help protect students on every ride.

Graphic showing a yellow school crossing sign and blurred school bus with the headline, “The Back-to-School Traffic Effect.”

School's Back. Here's What Happened to Traffic, Speeding & Distraction

Graphic showing a yellow school bus behind a shattered-glass effect with the text “Multi-Vehicle Crash in FL Takes 2 Lives” and the date October 5, 2026.

2 Killed, Dozens Injured in Florida School Bus Crash

Close-up of an extended red stop arm with flashing lights on the side of a yellow school bus.

Illegal School Bus Passing Drops 24% in New York Districts