This school year, be thankful you installed a


Child Check-Mate System!


Inside


28 SPECIAL REPORTS


24 On Demand Parents are expecting school districts to offer the latest tech- nology on their buses. The result is a greater reliance on integrated solutions from multiple vendors.


28 Busing for School Integration Lacks Support The U.S. Supreme Court in the 1990s said busing was no lon- ger needed to desegregate schools. But is school choice now contributing to a new lack of racial diversity?


COLUMNS


connects to your existing GPS system for real-time insight


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5 year warranty


12 Editor’s Take By Ryan Gray Good Leaders and the Mentors Who Believed in Them


22 Thought Leader By Gregg Prettyman The ‘Gig Economy’ — New Rules, New Risks for School Districts


20 Thought Leader By Linda Bluth Let’s Talk: School Reform and Safe Transportation Challenges


66 Publisher’s Corner By Tony Corpin The Cross-Generational Workforce


SECTIONS 10 Feedback 14 Online 16 Trends 62 Ad Index 63 Product Info 64 Marketplace


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