Olathe Schools says bus driver shortage now at ‘all-time’ high
Mar 3, 2023 · KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Olathe School District said Thursday night it is continuing to work on alternatives to its existing school bus system, citing the ongoing national shortage of drivers.
Olathe Public Schools plans to shift start times due to bus driver …
Sep 4, 2023 · Important conversations are ahead for Olathe Public Schools families as the district plans to change school start times due to a lack of bus drivers. During the 2022-23 school year, 7,280...
Olathe Public Schools could shift start, end times due to bus …
Dec 7, 2022 · KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Olathe Public Schools district is struggling with a bus driver shortage and may shift school start and ends times as a result. In a letter to families, the district...
St. Louis schools, struggling to get kids to classes, suspend bus ...
4 days ago · LOUIS (AP) — As St. Louis school officials continue to grapple with getting kids to classes amid a school bus driver shortage, the district said Monday it has suspended routes operated by one vendor after determining the buses violated safety standards. A statement from St. Louis Public Schools didn’t name the vendor, but the announcement ...
Olathe to change school start times amid bus driver shortage | Kansas …
Nov 13, 2023 · After a year of contentious debate, the Olathe school board is finally poised to vote on changing school start times so that bus drivers can take on more routes amid ongoing labor shortages.
Olathe looks to adjust school hours due to bus driver shortage
Mar 7, 2023 · OLATHE, Kan. — The Olathe School District could soon change what time school starts and ends to accommodate the ongoing bus driver shortage. In December, the school district launched a study to...
Staffing issues force Olathe School District into “rolling ... - KCTV
Jan 5, 2023 · OLATHE, Ks. (KCTV) - Olathe Public Schools bus riders will start adjusting their schedules Thursday morning due to “rolling blackouts on students’ routes. The district is implementing rolling...
The Infrastructure Plan is Rolling Out Electric School Buses - TIME
Nov 15, 2021 · Battery-powered school buses account for less than 1% of vehicles in the U.S.’s half-million strong school-bus fleet, with just 1,164 electric versions either in operation or planned to be...
What we know about St. Louis school transportation crisis - STLtoday.com
1 day ago · What we know about the ouster of the St. Louis schools chief and what comes next. Missouri Central signed a three-year contract with SLPS to operate 276 buses for $26 million annually, starting in ...
The Future Looks Bright for Electric School Buses
6 days ago · Lion Electric, a Montreal-based company that makes electric buses and trucks, was awarded $38 million, as part of the EPA's Clean School Bus Program. But the company said it was laying off ...