Why is there a school bus driver shortage? Unfilled jobs create crisis
WEBAug 15, 2023 · Bus driver shortages affect most school districts. HopSkipDrive, which offers school transportation services, has for the past several years surveyed education and transportation leaders...
Why are so many school districts struggling to find good bus drivers ...
WEBAug 25, 2023 · School districts across the U.S. have been struggling for years with a shortage of school bus drivers. Now, that problem came to a head recently in Louisville, Ky.
The Shortage in School Bus Drivers Is Getting Worse
WEBAug 17, 2023 · A bus driver shortage that has plagued the country’s school districts for years came to a head in Louisville.
How one school district is turning to AI to solve its bus driver ...
WEBMay 28, 2024 · Facing a severe shortage of bus drivers, District 11 partnered with HopSkipDrive to use AI to optimize routes and save money. The service also provides text updates and background-checked drivers...
Why school districts nationwide are facing bus driver shortages
WEBAug 12, 2021 · School districts across the country have reported bus driver staffing issues as they prepare to welcome back more students.
School Bus Driver Shortage Persists | NEA - National Education Association
WEBDec 14, 2023 · Key Takeaways. New research shows school bus driver employment continues to be far below pre-pandemic levels. Interrupted services and instability can disrupt learning time and contribute to absenteeism. Privatization is not the answer.
Bus driver shortage has districts looking at signing bonuses ... - CNN
WEBAug 17, 2021 · While having a bus driver shortage is not unusual, the severity of the shortages during the pandemic has been challenging. And that has led to districts offering bonuses for new drivers.
National Survey Finds Severe And Desperate School Bus Driver Shortage - NPR
WEBSep 1, 2021 · In Chicago this week, 70 bus drivers, about 10% of the workforce, abruptly quit over the district's new COVID-19 vaccine mandate, according to WBEZ's Sarah Karp. The move left some 2,100...
As Schools Reopen, Districts Are Desperate for Bus Drivers
WEBAug 27, 2021 · Thousands of school bus drivers were furloughed, fell ill or quit as classes moved online last year because of the coronavirus pandemic, school and union officials said. Now districts across...
More than half of schools across the country report "severe" bus driver ...
WEBSep 16, 2021 · With an alarming shortage of school bus drivers in Baltimore, single mother Ebony Scarlatch is forced to call a Lyft three to four times a week just to get her kids to school.