Public Education
North Carolina district supplies all school buses with overdose response kitsDrug overdose response kits will be available in every school bus in a North Carolina district as part of an emergency preparedness initiative, according to a recent report. “We are extremely thankful for Nash County’s support… Read More
Public Education
Illinois district’s multimillion-dollar plan to switch transportation providers raises cost, logistics concernsAmid budget cut conversations, Rockford Public Schools (RPS) in Illinois is considering a new transportation provider – which will charge even higher fees than the district’s current contractor, WIFR … Read More
Public Education
Ohio district to stop busing high school students after 18-year-old killed near transportation hubDayton Public Schools (DPS) in Ohio will not provide bus services for high schoolers this year, blaming “several significant barriers” including a law forbidding the district’s students from using public… Read More
Public Education
Soaring transportation costs blamed for Connecticut school district’s budget shortfallMounting expenses have driven a Connecticut school district to a new school bus provider, although the transition still leaves a $1.9 million budget shortfall. “Transportation costs are rising rapidly across… Read More
Public Education
Cincinnati Public Schools to put middle-schoolers on city transit buses with general publicTo save $2.9 million each year, Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) will put 1,260 of its middle-school students on the city’s metro service buses, sparking alarm from many parents, the local… Read More
Public Education
Taxpayers to buy $19.9 million in electric school buses for Illinois(The Center Square) – Taxpayers are set to give the struggling electric bus industry a jolt after Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced nearly $20 million for 70 zero-emission buses at nine… Read More
St. Louis
St. Louis Public Schools start year without enough buses to get students to class(The Center Square) – Bus transportation on the first day of school often has problems or miscommunication on new bus stops, changes in routes from last year and late arrivals. Read More
Public Education
St. Louis Public Schools begins year without enough buses to get students to class(The Center Square) – Bus transportation on the first day of school often has problems or miscommunication on new bus stops, changes in routes from last year and late arrivals. Read More
Public Education
Rush to deploy electric school buses raises worries over maintenance, safety issuesAs hundreds of school districts nationwide work to replace gas-fueled school buses with electric ones, journalists and school officials are sharing concerns over maintenance and safety. Districts in places such… Read More
Government
‘Back to the pony express’: California superintendents criticize expensive electric school bus mandateSome California public schools are pushing back against a new law mandating all school buses be electric by 2035. In October, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill… Read More
Public Education
Michigan schools to get 45 e-buses costing $5.9M in Federal taxpayer funds(The Center Square) – School districts in Detroit, Lansing and Pontiac will each receive $5.9 million in federal funding to buy 15 clean-powered school buses apiece. The funding flows from… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Chicago threatens to impound buses dropping migrants in the middle of traffic(The Center Square) – An influx of migrants from border cities has put Chicago at the center of the immigrant debate in the U.S. as it and other large sanctuary… Read More
Immigration
First migrant bus to arrive in Philadelphia on Wednesday from Texas(The Center Square) – Texas is sending its first bus of illegal foreign nationals to the so-called sanctuary city of Philadelphia, Gov. Greg Abbott said. It’s scheduled to arrive at… Read More
Immigration
NYC Mayor about-face on illegal immigration hypocritical Abbott says(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told The Center Square that New York City’s mayor and other Democratic leaders are hypocritical for criticizing him “for helping out… Read More
Immigration
D.C. mayor declares public emergency over thousands being bused from southern border(The Center Square) – Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Thursday declared a public emergency over several thousand foreign nationals arriving in the nation’s capital from the southern border after… Read More
Crime
Report: New York City is the most dangerous “Sanctuary Community” in America(The Center Square) – As Texas Gov. Greg Abbott continues to bus foreign nationals who’ve entered the U.S. illegally to New York City, a new report reveals that the Big… Read More
Immigration
Texas governor sends first bus to Chicago of foreign nationals in U.S. illegally(The Center Square) – The first bus carrying foreign nationals who crossed the southern border illegally arrived in Chicago Wednesday as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expanded the state’s busing strategy to… Read More
Immigration
Gov. Abbott accelerates busing of foreign nationals from southern border to New York City(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is accelerating the state’s busing to New York City of foreign nationals who’ve entered the U.S. through the southern border. The majority… Read More
Immigration
DC mayor again asks for help with illegal immigrants after Pentagon declines first request(The Center Square) – Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser renewed her request for help from the U.S. military to deal with an influx of illegal immigrants being bused to the… Read More
Immigration
Texas Gov. Abbott buses illegal immigrants to NYC after city’s mayor doesn’t take up invitation to visit southern border(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott last week invited New York City Mayor Eric Adams to visit the southern border and see first-hand the costs Texans are… Read More
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