The Bus Is Not Overhead. It’s an Attendance Investment.
Student transportation gets budgeted as overhead. It should be budgeted as an attendance investment. Why the bus belongs on the attendance line, not the cost of running the building.
It’s National Attendance Awareness Month. Let’s Talk About It.
A causal study from Michigan shows bus eligibility cuts chronic absence for economically disadvantaged students. Why attendance and transportation plans belong in the same room.
69% of Families Had Considered Carpooling. Only 10% Were Doing It.
A district widened its walk zone and cut after-school buses, then asked whether families would carpool. A free District Transportation Survey found 69% had considered it but only 10% were doing it. That gap is unmet demand.
It’s an Infrastructure Problem, Not Just a Staffing Shortage
A district can fill every bus driver vacancy and still face the same crisis next year. Why the shortage is an infrastructure problem, and how a multimodal transportation portfolio makes districts resilient.
The Adoption Paradox, and Why School Communities Can Beat It
80 years of research reveals why the more clearly we prove carpooling works, the less people do it — and why schools are uniquely built to beat the paradox. Includes a free brief.
Getting to School Isn’t Always Easy, and Why Showing Up Still Matters
Life happens, and getting to school isn’t always easy. Why every day a student shows up matters — for learning, for equity, and for school funding.
The Bus Driver Shortage Is a Signal, Not Just a Headline
When a school district closes for lack of bus drivers, it is more than a headline. Why the shortage is a learning, equity, and community issue — and what districts can do.