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School Bus Routing Best Practices: Tips and Tricks of the Trade

Transportation Directors, Routers, and Dispatchers, as well as bus drivers and parents, have the very important job of ensuring safe transportation of students, and this can be a daunting task. To help you with this important job, we have compiled a list of fifteen basic tips from industry experts that can make the job of routing kids much easier. Continue reading to learn more!
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Optimizing your School Bus Routes for Efficiency

With a little bit of planning, organization, and attention to detail, it’s easy to create an effective transportation plan that will benefit your district, all while keeping students safe. By taking into consideration factors such as route design, information accuracy, and the utilization of software platforms, districts can plan out efficient bus routes that promote both organization and safety.
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Student Safety in Transportation

Safety should be the number one priority for school bus transportation. By investing in training for drivers, regularly conducting maintenance checks on buses, keeping lines of communication open with parents and students, and ensuring compliance with safety laws and regulations, school districts can ensure that their students are safe while being transported to and from school each day.
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Federal Education Funding 101: Everything You Need to Know

Published on June 16, 2023 and updated on November 9, 2023 How the Debt Ceiling Deal Could Impact Future Federal Education Funding The U.S. Congress passed, and President Biden signed…
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How to Be a BoardSavvy™ Charter School CEO – BoardOnTrack

An effective charter school organization hinges on a strong partnership between the board and its CEO. Yet, most charter school leaders have very little governance experience. But whether you’re leading…
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Opposition to Elimination of USED’s Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) comes from EL Advocacy Groups and Congress

Back in February I wrote about the U.S. Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos’, proposed reorganization of the U.S. Department of Education (USED) that would eliminate the USED’s Office of English…
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Can ESEA (ESSA) Funds be used to Pay EL Teacher’s Salaries?

When I was employed at a state department of education, I monitored school districts for compliance with ESEA requirements for both Title I and Title III. I also contracted with…
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Are Charter Schools Considered School Districts or just Schools?

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) went into effect at the beginning of the 2017-18 school year, forcing districts across the country to evaluate, re-write, and re-translate the parent and family…
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Allowable Uses of COVID Relief: Technology and Construction

States, school districts, and schools have significant flexibility in spending federal COVID relief funds announced last spring.    Public and private schools have $190 billion from three rounds of federal funding grants…
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Polaris Growth Fund Makes Strategic Investment in TransACT Communications

(Seattle, WA, February 21, 2020) TransACT Communications, LLC (“TransACT”), a leading SaaS provider of engagement, compliance and payment solutions for the education market, has received a strategic growth investment from…