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Are Your District Stars Aligned to Get to Healthier School Start Times?
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...
Will Healthier School Start Times Make Your Bus Driver Shortage Worse?
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 somehow further exacerbate the driver shortage. I’m not sure how they get from A to B on this, but let’s explore what healthier SST might mean for your workforce. But...
Improving and Optimizing School Bus Fuel Economy
Kudos to one of our clients for taking on the hard work of doing the right thing. Often, the right thing is not popular. But it's still the right thing. Mid Del to close two schools, leaving parents upset OKLAHOMA CITY — The Mid Del School District will be closing two...
How Poor Bell Time Analysis Can Go Wrong
Long Bus Routes and Sleep Deprivation
Just like physical activity, sleep plays a crucial role in maintaining wellbeing. Over 30 years of cumulative research shows that multiple school-related factors are responsible for children getting inadequate sleep. Major culprits include: Early school start times...
Why Doesn’t Every Child Ride Your Bus?
Recent estimates peg the number of students who ride the school bus in the US at 25 million, just over 50% of the total 49.9 million American school children aged 5‒17. Estimated users of active transport are 5.3 million or roughly 10.7% of students, including those...
