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by GEOFF HARRIS / The National Desk / Tue, May 28th 2024 at 10:23 PMWASHINGTON (TND) — It's no secret that school districts around the country are facing a bus driver shortage.According to the Economic Policy Institute, the number of bus drivers in the United States in K-12 schools has dropped 15.1% since 2019. But now, some districts are turning to artificial intelligence to help get kids to and from school."You can set areas, like little circles, on the map so that when your bus comes [...]

Bullitt County rolling out school bus tracking, behavior referral system to help drivers and parents

Software company, which started offering school district clients hardware as well, saw 23 percent increase in revenue in 2023

From Nevada Appeal / Jan. 30, 2024A Churchill County School District (CCSD), NV bus transporting students on route 60 was in a crash Tuesday just before 7 a.m. on Gummow Drive.No other vehicles were involved.Churchill County Sheriff's Office responded to the accident including CCSD Superintendent Derild Parsons and Director of Learning & Innovation Kathryn Bervin-Mueller.Emergency personnel confirmed there were no injuries to the driver or the two students on the bus.Nevada State Police also [...]

From Albany Business Review / By Sam Raudins / Jan. 26, 2024Schenectady-based technology company Transfinder has opened its second international office, this time in Mumbai, India.The office opened last year with seven software engineers, CEO Antonio Civitella said. Transfinder opened a Shanghai, China, office about nine years ago.The company's software helps school districts determine the best bus routes while tracking fuel consumption, maintenance costs and vehicle replacement.Civitella said [...]