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TOP STORY 24 School Districts Discuss Benefits of Public Transit, While Student Transporters Warn of ‘Stranger Danger’
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HEADLINES 26 University of Nebraska Study Reiterates Behavioral Challenges for Special Needs Students
28 Understanding Lifecycle Costs Key to Bus Procurement Cycles
29 Busworld Asia to Target School Busing Tis Month
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INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS 16 Kansas’ Bluthardt retires from state agency, NHTSA updates school bus fatality figures, meet the new Synovia Solutions, EPA to grant school bus replacement funds, America’s Best School Bus winners named, and more
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LINDA BLUTH 30 Transporters Must Listen to the Students Tey Serve
KERRY SOMERVILLE 34 What GIS Can Fully Do for School Districts
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FIRST TAKE BY RYAN GRAY 10 Who Will Step Up to Save NHTSA’s FARS?
PUBLISHER’S CORNER BY TONY CORPIN 54 Tere’s More to the Bid Process Tan Meets the Eye
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MAILBAG 12 Views and opinions from our readers
STN ONLINE 14 Highlights from our website
PRODUCTS & SOLUTIONS 48 Te latest offerings for the student transportation set
PEOPLE 49 Movers and shakers in the industry
UPCOMING EVENTS 49 Monthly industry calendar
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SPECIAL REPORT 32 Real-Life Experiences Changes California School District’s Tune About Lap-Shoulder Belts
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