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YOU MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED IT YOURSELF, SEEN IT AT THE NAPT TRADE SHOW OR READ ABOUT IT IN THE BUYER’S GUIDE, BUT, IF NOT, HERE’S ONE MORE REMINDER:
STNonline.com has been revamped, refreshed and rewrapped, and it’s ready to be opened. Check out the new look, the easier navigation and the reorganization of anything and everything school bus, and then some. With a simple click of our toolbar, you can check out the latest news, read the buzz on our upcoming EXPO or see how the industry is reacting to issues in one of our many blogs.
Day Care to Keep Drivers Visit the new STNonline for sto-
ries that just couldn’t fit in this is- sue, like an article on Spring ISD’s
solution to driver retention — day care. No, not for the drivers, but their kids are certainly enjoying it. Even in a tough economy, school districts are still having trouble
finding (and keeping) good, qualified drivers. Brian Weisinger, Spring’s transportation director and the STN November 2009 cover story, came up with the idea when plans were being drafted for his depart- ment’s new facility, and the drivers could not be any happier. “I like the child care because he is playing and learning at the same
time. Te staff help him to learn in a funny way, that is why he loves to be there,” said staff member Araseli Guzman.
If a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words, Than
a Video...Wow STN has jumped into
the multimedia world and is ready to bring you high- lights that go beyond the written word. At the recent NAPT conference in Louisville, STN staffers took advantage of the situation and filmed interviews with some of the top industry reps and even brought back a snapshot of the trade show to give readers a first- hand experience of walking the floor. Stay tuned for more content on the horizon.
8 School Transportation News Magazine January 2010 Follow the MONEY on
recovery.gov An alphabet soup of federal agencies, 28 in all, have
been allocated a portion of the $787 billion in Recov- ery funds. Each agency develops specific plans for how it will spend its Recovery Act funds. Te agen- cies then award grants and contracts to state govern- ments or, in some cases, directly to schools, hospitals, contractors, or other organizations.
Recovery.gov is the U.S. government’s official Web
site that provides public access to the data related to Recovery Act spending and also serves as a place to report potential fraud, waste and abuse. Te Web site answers questions like: Which states
are getting what? What projects, companies and schools are those funds being allocated to? Where are jobs being saved? Tis Web site is both a search- able database of what’s been done to date as well as a repository for more information on the availability of remaining funds. Read about how districts have been able to use ARRA funding in our special report on page 28.
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