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INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS 14 Top Story: Getting students to school during disaster events is the goal
16 Technology that monitors and mea- sures bus driver performance
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18 Missouri school district outfits some buses, and Arizona school district outfits more buses, with WiFi
20 Virginia school district goes GPS with tablet
22 Boosting communication, collabora- tion between transportation and IT
24 NASDPTS stop-arm survey results released
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26 Readers share how they are using tech- nology in operations
28 News Briefs: Released NTSB findings on two fatal 2012 crashes; ASBC awards slain Alabama bus driver; new NSTA presi- dent at the helm; Biz Bites
36 Products & Solutions: The latest offer- ings for the student transportation set
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40 People & Upcoming Events
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6 School Transportation News September 2013
SPECIAL REPORT 42 LED lighting gains more acceptance as cost decreases and benefits increase
50 Q&A: STN publisher, Safety Vision CEO reflect on past, future in light of both of their 20th anniversaries
DEPARTMENTS Mailbag 8 Views and opinions from our readers
STN Online 12 Highlights from our website
COLUMNS A Look Back by Bill Paul 10 As Long as They Keep Making Children…
Publisher’s Corner by Tony Corpin 74 Face-to-Face Is Always Better
MARKETPLACE 72 Classified Advertising
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