ONLINE SPECIAL SR The post-pandemic aftermath has continued to REPORTS
challenge everyone, especially the education sector and the ability of students to get to school on time, if at all. Read an article on the impact of transportation and students attending school. Visit
stnonline.com/go/e9.
It’s Black History Month. Read the story of
Nicole Portee, the 2018 School Transportation News Director of the Year and now an assistant superintendent of operations in North Carolina, whose experience as a student with school desegregation via school buses in Denver shaped her career and priorites as an educational leader. Visit
stnonline.com/go/ek.
The U.S. has a chip shortage.
More specifically, electronic chip procurement and sourcing has moved offshore. This is the case for many types of electronics, from components of automobiles to cell phones, laptops, and tablets. School districts could feel the effect in procuring and updating tablets used for navigation and other purposes in transiting their daily routes—or could they? Read the article at
stnonline.com/go/e8.
With the largest round of funds to date for electric school buses hitting districts, the topic of charging infrastructure and utility programs is top of mind. Read about the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) paper, “Charging Infrastructure Challenges for the U.S. Electric Vehicle Fleet,” which broke down three key infrastructure-related challenges expected to impact the electrification of the trucking industry. How do these challenges relate to the school busing industry? Find the answers at
stnonline.com/go/ea.
A special investigation aired in December on television station Queen City News in Charlotte, North Carolina, detailing a 2018 incident in nearby Chesterfield County, South Carolina. A
nonverbal, 4-year-old girl on the autism spectrum was attacked 96
times by a boy who sat across from her during the bus ride. There was no attendant, despite a reocrd indicating the boy needed one. Read more about the case at
stnonline.com/go/ed to learn what industry professionals have to say about the incident and what can be learned from it.
Web Poll:Have you gotten creative with your operation’s routing due to the school bus driver shortage? Vote now at
stnonline.com/polls.
14 School Transportation News • FEBRUARY 2023 As anticipated, the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency published a final rule to further limit NOx emissions that has environmental advocates applauding but many truck and bus operators up in arms. Read the article on EPA’s Clean Truck Plan and the future of diesel at
stnonline.com/go/eb.
Amendments to the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program (CSBP) passed before Christmas and allow private contractors to have direct access to the remaining $4 billion of the program. They also address the requirement to keep a bus in the district to which it was awarded for a five-year span. Visit
stnonline.com/go/ee to learn more.
Send It in Style!
The U.S. Postal Service announced the release last month of a new additional ounce stamp that “celebrates the iconic yellow school bus and its role in ensuring that millions of children get to school and home again every day.”
Find out how to order the new stamps at
stnonline.com/go/ec.
Be Prepared! Recent flooding in California
refocused safety efforts on protecting school buses from the elements. Learn about or refresh yourself on how to properly care for fleets when high waters threaten by visiting
stnonline.com/go/ef for tips on keeping your fleet dry.
Alphabet Soup? Tired of hearing and reading acronyms and not
knowing what they mean when it comes to zero- or low- emission school buses? Visit the Resources at the footer of the
stnonline.com homepage or visit directly at
stnonline.com/green-bus-resources. Plus, check out STN’s multimedia section for the latest School Transportation Nation podcast episodes and videos of district operations from around the nation. Visit
stnonline.com/multimedia.
New Year, New Events Find a list of the hot and happening industry events taking place at
stonline.com/go/calendar. For example, this month, the California Association of State Transportation Officials Annual Conference takes place in Burbank, California.
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