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The October magazine cover story looked at how the 2024 Top Transportation Teams, recognized at STN EXPO West in July, use the upside-down triangle method of supportive top-down leadership that builds successful collaboration among student transportation professionals. The article looks at how this type of leadership can lead to better staff retention and increased communication. Read more at
stnonline.com/go/oct24.
Driver shortages have only worsened in the field of transportation. The [Gateway Unified School District] transportation team continues to work with one another to get the students to and from school safely and as efficient as possible considering the challenges of the scope: Shortage/Time/Resources. Instagram/Kristen Best, Supervisor of Transportation Gateway Unified School District, California
A motorist, school bus driver and nearly two dozen students were injured after a school bus was involved in a crash with another vehicle in St. Louis County, Minnesota. Read the news report at
stnonline.com/go/kh.
I don’t think I’ve ever heard of so many bus crashes only a month or so after school started. What is happening?! Facebook/Cathie Bumba
Drivers are not watching the road … Car drivers.” Facebook/Georgianna Proft
Thankfully the bus did its job. In spite of injuries of students, no life-threatening injuries or even that serious, if they were all able to exit under their own [strength]. So glad to hear this! Facebook/Sherry Stone
Hurricane Helene devastated the Southeast U.S., causing not only school closures but hundreds of deaths. Flooding and high winds left many communities without power and communication. According to local news reports, Helene is the strongest hurricane to hit Florida so far this year, at least until Milton made landfall a week later. Read more at
stnonline.com/go/ki.
This is the time when V2G school buses are needed to help power community centres, like Lion Electric buses have done with Lions Clubs. X/Rob Dubeck
A Harvard study listed climate and health benefits of electric school buses. Read the article at
stnonline.com/go/ju.
A recent Harvard study underscores the significant health and environmental benefits of switching to electric school buses. Cleaner air and healthier students are just the start—these buses are paving the way for a brighter, greener future. Read the School Transportation News article. LinkedIn/Lion Electric
10 School Transportation News • NOVEMBER 2024
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