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Transportation

Zero-emission buses: What districts need to know

Zero-emission school buses perform well on the road and pollute less, but there are still other factors to consider before purchasing any for a school transportation fleet.

Bus routing software goes the distance to manage safety, savings, driver shortage

Transfinder helps a K-12 district eliminate dangerous stops, save $80,000 per year and deal with a driver shortage.

Saving over $100,000 on transportation expenses

For over 20 years, Fairfield Public Schools received most student transportation services from First Student except bus routing, which theConnecticut district performed internally. “After utilizing the same routing approach for […]

Student bus badging improves K12 transportation security and routing

Student bus badging—in which students swipe ID badges while getting on and off school buses—is helping districts better manage security and track ridership, say administrators who have adopted the tool.

Affordable options for districts replacing bus fleets

Many districts have bus fleets that are over 10 years old. Why is this a growing problem? Many school districts are having overall budgeting challenges and it’s difficult to come […]

Transportation drives the multitiered support bus for K12

Leaders at Madison County Public Schools spent two years creating and improving tiered student support systems. For this work, we earned the Virginia Department of Education’s Distinction in Implementation of […]
Thu Oct 11th, 2018

Fostering success in and out of the classroom

When Tiffany Anderson took over as superintendent of Jennings School District near St. Louis in 2012, she faced high poverty and low academic achievement. As part of the turnaround effort, […]
Mon Sep 10th, 2018

GPS brings game-changing results to school bus routing

What does the routing process look like at First Student? We provide transportation services to more than 1,000 school districts in the U.S. and Canada. We pride ourselves on having […]
Thu Aug 30th, 2018

A Smooth School Startup Requires Great Planning

What are the top transportation challenges at school startup? The biggest challenges are routes, drivers and buses. School bus routing is more complex than other routing. District routes can be […]
Mon Jul 30th, 2018

Schools add transit options for unique travel needs

The K12 transportation landscape is getting increasingly complex, as districts wrestle with issues ranging from school choice and questions of equity to how to subsidize mass transit for urban students. […]
Fri Jun 22nd, 2018

How does this Long Island school district save $25K a month?

Bay Shore Union Free School District, located on the south shore of Long Island and about 50 miles east of New York City, is a small, diverse district of approximately […]
Tue May 1st, 2018