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Six Ohio school districts have received grants to install idle-reduction equipment on school buses....
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The National Center for Safe Routes to School has selected Alpine Elementary School in Alpine, Utah, for its 2010 James L. Oberstar Safe Routes to School Award.
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Mount Prospect (Ill.) District 57 has fired a bus driver who was intoxicated while transporting students and dismissed the transportation coordinator who failed to recognize the driver's condition....
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A study by researchers at Iowa State University has found that hybrid-electric school buses burn significantly less fuel than comparable diesel buses....
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The Texas State Energy Conservation Office has awarded a $3.1 million grant to the Railroad Commission of Texas to add 258 propane school buses and 24 support vehicles to 19 public fleets....
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View the results from a survey by The American School Bus Council regarding support for school buses....
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The Detroit school district says it will save $49 million over the next five years by outsourcing all of its student transportation....
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By Bret E. Brooks
Physical security programs can detect, deter, delay and diminish the effects of transportation safety- and security-related issues....
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Additional information from the 38th Annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Schools and Colleges, including the median cost of transportation per student and as a percentage of total district expenditures....
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Additional information from the 38th Annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Schools and Colleges, including the number of students, total M&O expenditure, amount spent annually on energy (gas, electricity and other fuels), number of buildings, amount spent annually on transportation, and amount spent annually on custodial and maintenance supplies by responding school districts....
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Additional information from the 38th Annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Schools and Colleges, including the mean FTE enrollment of survey respondents, total M&O expenditure, square feet maintained per custodian, square feet maintained per maintenance worker, square feet of building maintained per student, amount spent annually on energy (gas, electricity and other fuels), and number of motor vehicles by responding colleges....
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By Joe Agron (jagron@asumag.com)
Despite the worst economic environment in generations, spending by K-12 institutions on maintenance and operations held its own — defying historical trends that have shown M&O spending among the most affected in times of budget tightening....
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By Joe Agron (jagron@asumag.com)
The nation's colleges are feeling the pinch of the economic downturn, and maintenance and operations budgets especially are under pressure....
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Eight school districts in Iowa will receive matching grants from the state's Bus Emissions Education Program (BEEP) to buy new diesel school buses. ...
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The Shawnee Mission (Kan.) school district has begun a program to combat the growing problem of motorists not stopping when they see school bus stop arms....
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The Adams 12 Five Star School District began using Colorado's first-ever hybrid school bus earlier this year....
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School buses remain the dominant form of daily transportation for students....
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By David Stevenson
Schools and universities can manage transportation liability with smart practices....
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By Mike Kennedy
Schools and universities must ensure the safety of students and staff as they travel to, from and on campus....
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters is calling for more stringent safety regulations on school buses. ...
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Texas has enacted a law that eventually will require school buses in the state to have lap-shoulder safety belts in every seat. ...
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University of Maryland officials say they want a light-rail or rapid-bus system on their College Park campus....
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By Thomas Harknett
Transportation master plans can help create safer, more efficient campus designs....
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By Scott Kelley
Schools should focus on pedestrian safety when implementing a traffic-calming program....
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By Nick Mason
A Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program can make a difference for students and staff....
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