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This is one of Wilkes County School District’s 22 propane buses, which still sports a familiar and traditional school bus look. Wilkes County School District

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This Georgia school district is one of few in the U.S. with a 100% clean energy bus fleet

The Wilkes County School District announced that it’s the first in Georgia to have all of its daily bus routes served by electric and propane buses instead of diesel buses.

December 25, 2024
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  • Margaret Walker
Back of a school bus.

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Funds for clean school buses coming to hundreds of districts, White House says

As part of its ongoing effort to replace diesel-fueled school buses, the Biden administration on Wednesday said it will provide approximately 530 school districts across nearly all states with almost $1 billion to help them purchase clean school buses.

May 29, 2024
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  • Shauneen Miranda
A Cobb County School Bus.

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Workers at Georgia bus factory approve first union contract

Workers at the Bluebird bus factory in Fort Valley, Ga., have approved their very first union negotiated labor contract.

May 24, 2024
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  • Grant Blankenship
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School bus driver shortage worsens as growing economy drives workers elsewhere

Savannah-Chatham schools are on track to start fall classes with fewer drivers than the past two years.

 

July 19, 2023
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  • Caelen McQuilkin
An electric school bus from Lion Electric Company.

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Atlanta Public Schools orders 25 electric buses to begin fleet transition

Atlanta Public Schools will partner with The Lion Electric Company to transition its bus fleet from diesel to electric.

July 13, 2023
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  • Collin Kelley
Chris Crowe, left, carries a sign during the protest by Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1212 in front of First Student in Dalton on Monday, May 15, 2023. Crowe is vice president of ATU Local 1212.

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Dalton school bus drivers reach deal to end strike

After a week of walking the picket line, the union for Dalton Public Schools bus drivers accepted a contract Friday afternoon with the private company that operates transportation for the school district.

May 22, 2023
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  • Andrew Wilkins
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Unionized school bus drivers in Georgia city continue strike, accusing company of unfair practices

School bus drivers are on strike in the northwest Georgia city of Dalton, leaving parents and school officials scrambling to take students to and from school.

May 18, 2023
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A child walks toward a yellow school bus stopped in a residential street.

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Workers at Georgia school bus maker Blue Bird vote in favor of United Steelworkers union

Workers in Georgia at one of the nation's largest school bus makers have voted to unionize. Employees at Blue Bird Corp. chose to be represented by the United Steelworkers union by a vote of 697-435.

May 15, 2023
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A child walks toward a yellow school bus stopped in a residential street.

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Workers at Georgia school bus maker Blue Bird begin voting on whether to unionize

Workers in Georgia at one of the nation's largest school bus makers are voting beginning Thursday on whether to unionize. It's a chance for organized labor to make gains in the union-unfriendly South.

May 11, 2023
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A bus driver in Michigan fainted at the wheel. Then a 7th-grader took control

The driver called the transportation base to tell them she was feeling dizzy and lost consciousness seconds later. Dillon Reeves immediately sprung into action and safely stopped the bus.

April 28, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
A fleet of Broward County School Buses are parked in a lot on July 21, 2020 in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Photo by Johnny Louis/Getty Images

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Federal grants will put more electric school buses on Georgia roads

A handful of school districts around the state will transition at least some of their bus fleet to electric buses, thanks to money from the federal government. 

November 23, 2022
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  • Grant Blankenship
A video aboard the school bus captures the moment a car crashes into the bus during the February incident.

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Albuquerque police release footage of a school bus crash

The crash occurred in February. The school bus was carrying 23 children at the time, according to police.

April 28, 2022
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  • Jaclyn Diaz

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