Transportation
School & District Management
Districts Offer Cash to Families Who Skip the School Bus
Facing big transportation costs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some school districts will pay parents or caregivers to get their kids to school, or charge them for the bus ride.
Equity & Diversity
Briefly Stated
Briefly Stated: Stories You May Have Missed
A collection of stories from the week that you may have missed.
Special Education
Getting Students With Disabilities Back to Class
Districts don't get a pass on providing some means of transportation for students in special education. Here's how some are planning to make it happen this fall.
School & District Management
Staffing Hard-to-Fill Bus-Driver Positions in a Pandemic
School transportation officials seek creative ways to keep their fleets staffed up while economics and health concerns make recruitment more challenging.
School & District Management
In a Pandemic, Who Gets to Ride the Bus? And What About Those Who Don't?
Fewer students will be able to use district transportation due to COVID-19 precautions. Districts can set priorities for who rides while assuring that others can still get to school.
School & District Management
Solving the Student-Transportation Conundrum
District leaders must wrestle with five key questions as they work out the logistics for getting students safely back to school this fall without exploding their transportation budgets.
School & District Management
Explainer
Getting Kids to School: Tackling the COVID-19 Transportation Problem
Reducing ridership, "walking school buses," and staggered schedules are among the strategies districts are considering.
Special Report
How We Go Back to School
To help school leaders navigate complex decisions around reopenings, Education Week explores the options for returning to school this fall.
School & District Management
Managing Buses May Be the Hardest Part of Reopening Schools
Here are key considerations and big questions on how to safely transport students to school in the pandemic.
School & District Management
Explainer
The Socially Distanced School Day
Classrooms. Hallways. Extracurriculars. Every facet of the school day will have to be fundamentally altered when students return to school.
Families & the Community
Video
Fighting for School Buses in One of the Nation’s Most Dangerous Cities
Concerned for her daughters' safety, an East St. Louis, Ill., mother battled for expanded bus service. State lawmakers listened.
School & District Management
Briefly Stated
Briefly Stated: Stories You May Have Missed (Nov. 13, 2019)
A collection of short news stories from the last week.
School & District Management
Teacher-Drivers Keep Wheels on the Bus Going Round
School systems throughout the U.S. are struggling to find bus drivers, and district leaders are getting creative to fill vacancies.
School & District Management
Opinion
When Getting to School Is a Challenge
A New Orleans community leader proposes ways to address school transportation problems and the related broader questions of equity and access.