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From Birmingham Times / Aug. 7, 2026 Birmingham City Schools (AL) this week announced its policy for free and reduced-price meals for children served in schools under the National School Lunch Program and/or School Breakfast Program. District leaders are also encouraging parents to register their children before the first day of school. They said more than 11,000 students have already registered, but a larger group of students still needs to complete their paperwork. In addition, Birmingham [...]

Software helps parents check bus routes, estimated arrival times

From Wave3.com / By Rob Wells / Aug. 4, 2026  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The first day back for another academic year is underway for more than 11,000 students in the New Albany-Floyd County School District (IN).Early Tuesday morning, bus drivers were out at the Prosser Career Education Center where the fleet is parked to make certain everything was ready for a smooth day on the routes. A new technology called “Stopfinder” is also helping.“Stopfinder is an app that parents [...]

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From KTSM.com / By Eliya Alvidez / July 24, 2026  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso Independent School District (TX) announced the launch of Stopfinder, a free mobile app that provides real-time school bus tracking for the 2026-27 school year.District officials said parents and guardians of students who ride the bus will be able to securely view their child’s bus stop information, receive transportation updates, and track the location of their child’s bus during [...]