Stupid Reasons Districts Give to Avoid Healthier School Start Times

by K-12 Transport / Prismatic Services | Mar 6, 2026 | Administration & Leadership, Transportation, Transportation Management

If we’ve worked together, you know that I am upfront with clients. When we are working to make education better for kids, I don’t think we have time to waste on feel-good, bland statements that don’t drive action. As 1 of my heroes put it, “Criticism may not be...

Routing Software: One of the Key Ingredients in Getting to Healthier SSTs

by K-12 Transport / Prismatic Services | Feb 7, 2026 | Administration & Leadership, Transportation, Transportation Management

(and Avoiding Making CNN) Why do school districts so often raise the specter of increased transportation costs as the reason to avoid moving to healthier school start times (SSTs)? I gave 2 answers we commonly run across in the blog titled “Show me the Data”. Neither...

Why Do School Districts So Often Believe that Healthier School Start Times Will Cost Money?

by K-12 Transport / Prismatic Services | Jan 6, 2026 | Transportation, Transportation Management

Why do school districts so often raise the specter of increased transportation costs as the reason to avoid moving to healthier school start times (SSTs)? That’s a question I ponder, sometimes late at night, sometimes while running, and sometimes in the shower. I...

Are Your District Stars Aligned to Get to Healthier School Start Times?

by K-12 Transport / Prismatic Services | Dec 1, 2025 | Transportation

If you work in a school district where middle or high schools start before 8:30a, you probably already know that’s neither a recommended best practice nor a healthy practice for teens. Are you ready to do something good and get to better school start times (SSTs) for...

Will Healthier School Start Times Make Your Bus Driver Shortage Worse?

by K-12 Transport / Prismatic Services | Sep 3, 2025 | Transportation, Transportation Management

  Not if your drivers like sunsets…   In the discussions about getting to healthier school start times (SSTs), the driver shortage frequently comes up as the final excuse as to why we just can’t get there. The offered logic is that healthier SSTs will...