This school year, be thankful you installed a


Child Check-Mate System!


Special Report


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14 18 NEWS


14 Special Report: A Detroit ballot measure this month could further revitalize downtown as well as student transportation services


18 Rubber, Meet Road: Industry Preps for Low Rolling Resistance Tires


20 Facing Off Against Old Man Winter


COLUMNS


10 First Take by Ryan Gray Election Season


22 Thought Leader by Linda Bluth When Should a School Bus Attendant Be Assigned to a School Bus Serving Students with Disabilities?


28 Thought Leader by Tim Ammon


The Challenge of Our Time: Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders


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6School Transportation News • NOVEMBER 2016


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CELEBRATING25YEARS


50 Thought Leader by Robert T. Pudlewski


Meet the All-Electric School Bus


58 Publisher’s Corner by Tony Corpin Trucking Trends Leading the Way for Next-Generation of School Bus Safety


SECTIONS 8 Feedback 12 STN Online 26 Products 54 Ad Index 56 Marketplace


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