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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE WEB With winter hitting much of the country last month with a
one-two punch of dismally-low temperatures and blistering snow storms, STN reached out to transportation directors in some of the coldest areas to see how they were dealing with the weather. See the article at
www.stnonline.com/go/452. On Jan. 13, school bus seat manufacturer C.E. White was fea-
tured on an episode of “Factory Made,” a new Discovery Channel show about how goods and services come to be. Bob Knapp, ex- ecutive vice president of sales and marketing, was proud of being recognized by the Discovery Channel as being “an innovative com- pany in the industry.” Read more at
www.stnonline.com/go/453. A number of people were quick to comment on an article concerning a report that showed school buses to be safer than
walking or biking to and from school, touching a nerve with propo- nents of the federal Safe Routes program: “Please do not view Safe Routes to School as com- petition for busing. We are all working toward the same goal of safely transporting our children to school,” read a comment from Montana. Jump over to
www.stnon-
line.com/go/454 to read the complete thread. STN touched base with the new director of the Office of Head
Start, Yvette Sanchez Fuentes, prior to the Christmas break. See what she has to say about recent budget increases for the federal program and what the future might hold for Head Start agencies by visiting
www.stnonline.com/go/466.
Are You a FOLLOWER Yet? Who said you can’t lead by following others? With social net-
working moving past reconnecting with old friends and into the consumer/vendor and information realms, STN is at the fore- front. Follow us on Twitter, FaceBook or LinkedIn, or click on the RSS feed icon on the STN home page and get updates from one of our six blogs. Join in on the online discussions on the latest news from the industry, check out video highlights or just see who’s following who. Are you ready to become a follower?
Dear Mr. President A writer from a blog called the “Environmental Bubble” made an interesting suggestion to spur the econ-
omy: replace all the school buses in America. Te article was in response to a challenge posed to the writer, “Simon”: write a memo to the new President of the United States outlining steps he may wish to take to revive the world economy. What follows is a breakdown of how this project would preserve the American manufacturing base, help the country strive for energy independence, and help protect the environment. Visit
www.stnonline.com/go/455 to read the full proposal.
8 School Transportation News Magazine February 2010
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