Date & Time: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET <br><br> In this session, transportation expert Greg Jackson and a district practitioner will explore three student-centric transportation strategies districts are using to support consistent attendance in a rapidly changing environment. Learn how to adapt to new demands, coordinate across departments, and make thoughtful tradeoffs that protect both access and operational stability.
Student transportation is entering a new era—one shaped by shifting student demographics, more volatile funding landscapes and widespread expectations for better safety and visibility.
Now is an excellent time for K12 "yellow" school buses, college campus transportation, and public transit systems to transition to zero-emission electric buses.
Date & Time: Tuesday, November 19 at 2 p.m. ET <br><br> In this Ed Talk, Superintendent Dr. Mick Iskric will discuss his district's journey to embrace electric buses to reduce long-term costs. He will be joined by Kevin King, Head of Electrification at First Student, who will explain how a flexible, rapid-deployment charging infrastructure helped Steelton-Highspire make electrification feasible and cost-effective, providing a blueprint for other districts facing similar challenges.
While potential solutions to the absenteeism crisis are varying and complex, perhaps the most basic is optimizing the way we get kids to and from school.
Concerns about a lack of available charging stations remain a limiting factor, however. “We don’t use the electric school buses for trips outside of our district boundaries due to range issues. This is the primary reason why we are limiting our fleet to 100 buses,” Beaverton transportation administrator Craig Beaver told The Oregonian/OregonLive.
