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5 Ways Tablets Improve Student Safety

5 Ways Tablets Improve Student Safety

Tablets have become increasingly popular in classrooms for enhancing education, but did you know that they can also improve student transportation safety? Here are five ways that tablets with live GPS can help keep students (and drivers) safe while

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3 Reasons Why Clear Parent Communication Saves Time For Transportation Professionals

3 Reasons Why Clear Parent Communication Saves Time For Transportation Professionals

In a perfect world, things would always go as planned when it comes to bus routing. But as a wise transportation director once told us, "A plan is great for a sunny day, but it's been raining cats and dogs on student transportation for years now."

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How Does Routing Software Help You Respond to Driver Shortages?

How Does Routing Software Help You Respond to Driver Shortages?

This blog was published in 2022 and was updated on June 15th, 2023. School bus driver shortages and high gas prices are forcing districts nationwide to reevaluate their budgets. As the number of bus drivers declines across the country,

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Travel Tracker- Routing: The Strongest Solution for Back to School

Travel Tracker- Routing: The Strongest Solution for Back to School

With a new school year underway, students are back on the school bus and in the classroom. As the pandemic continues, school bell schedules are staggered, school closures occur, and bus route planning fluctuates.

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Can Parent Portals Help with Driver Shortages?

This blog was updated on October 27, 2023. Using a dedicated parent portal to communicate with parents can help ease the challenges associated with driver shortages in multiple ways. Below, we explore: How schools can utilize a parent portal when a

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Adverse to Technology in Your District? What to Look for in a Software Provider

When considering new education technology for any department in a school district, it’s best to have a well-thought-out introduction. New software often drives amendments to old processes and requires a significant amount of adaptation on

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Is it time to modernize your bus routing software?

Is it time to modernize your bus routing software?

Some say, “Rome wasn’t built in a day...” but if the 2020-2021 school year taught us anything, it is circumstances can change quickly and adapting to change requires the right tools.

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