By Thomas McMahon

It seems counterintuitive to deter districts from using fees to keep their bus programs running. If a district can’t afford to continue providing free rides and has to cut transportation, no one wins.

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By Claire Atkinson

Here at SBF, we’ve been blogging quite a bit about road safety and safe driving, a particularly good topic in light of the school year ramping up. Bus drivers face the prospect of encountering not-so-friendly fellow motorists on our nation’s roads . . .

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By Kelly Roher

As someone who drives a relatively small car, I’m often apprehensive around SUVs and large trucks because many of the drivers are aggressive and they whip in and out of lanes like they own the road. This got me thinking...

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By Thomas McMahon

What else can be done to protect students from stop-arm runners while they cross the street? There’s one approach that, despite its long record of effectiveness, is only required in one state.

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By Claire Atkinson

I got caught up in an interesting reality TV show this spring that followed celebrity chef Jamie Oliver as he worked to change the school food system in Huntington, W.Va. . . .

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A news source reported in April that disciplinary action was taken against three students for bullying a boy with Down syndrome while riding a school bus. As part of their punishment, the students were required to write a report on Down syndrome.

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If you visit Lane Southern Orchards in Georgia, you may recognize the new tour vehicle: It’s a custom-built replica of the famed Blue Bird No. 1 school bus. Like Blue Bird, Lane Southern Orchards is located in Fort Valley. The school bus OEM, which built its first bus more than 80 years ago ...

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In an effort to prevent loading and unloading zone fatalities, Terri Wright has launched J.A.C.O.B., or “Just Another Child On the Bus.” The Website, named after her son Jacob, who was run over by his school bus in 2004, provides information about the danger zone around a school bus and offers bus driver and student training tips.

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Jonny Cohen of Highland Park, Ill., began developing GreenShields two years ago with the help of his sister and her friends. GreenShields is a Plexiglas shield designed to be retrofitted on school buses to make them more aerodynamic and, in turn, reduce their emissions.

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Although SBF editors spend most of their time behind a desk, it’s also part of our job to visit school bus operations on a regular basis and get the “boots-on-the-ground” view of the pupil transportation industry.

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