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Transportation

Five to drive: How one big state is recruiting more school bus drivers

New York state is now reaching out to 550,000 commercial driver’s license holders in efforts to recruit them as school bus drivers while DMV speeds up the testing process.

How districts are coping as COVID worsens school bus driver shortage

Administrators have been forced to delay school and recruit parents to transport students as a shortage bus drivers spreads along with the latest COVID surge.

Know the signs: Sandy Hook leaders issue warnings as K-12 schools reopen

Mental health, violence are top concerns as students return.

Duke report: Masks may be key to reopening K-12s safely in fall

Masking was effective in North Carolina in preventing COVID-19 spread both in classes and on buses.

Can ESSER funds be used for travel for PD?

Official answers from Education Department staff to questions posed by Title I educators and administrators.

5 ways COVID is shaking up school transportation

More than 80% of superintendents and transportation directors say COVID will exacerbate bus driver shortages, a survey by a school-focused rideshare company found.

Tue Mar 30th, 2021

2 Texas teachers develop app to tame school dismissal

The iDismiss tool was designed to make the process more orderly, safe and inexpensive after a student was hit by a car.
Mon Mar 8th, 2021

4 inclusive school bus transportation strategies

As a related service that must be included in a student's IEP if required to benefit from special education, transportation to and from school may require more thought than expected, particularly during COVID.
Mon Jan 25th, 2021

Nevada has achieved internet, devices for all students

Through a huge public-private coalition, the state has managed to completely close gaps in five months.
Wed Jan 6th, 2021

Florida district becomes trendsetter for in-person learning

Martin County, one of the first in the state to open for face-to-face instruction, has provided safe, strong educational environments for students at schools through the pandemic.
Tue Dec 22nd, 2020

How one district made offsite classrooms work

Central Lee Community School District in Iowa has placed all students in grades 3 to 6 in PODs throughout the community. Learn how leaders there addressed 11 areas of communication and logistics.
Thu Dec 10th, 2020