Ohio school transportation debated as bus driver shortage continues, private schools demand more

Ohio school transportation debated as bus driver shortage continues, private schools demand more

A school bus. (File photo by Getty Images)Ohio public school districts continue to be desperate for bus drivers, while the status of school transportation as a whole is being debated by public and private schools alike. A recent transportation workgroup put together by the state recommended, among other things, a “comprehensive system change” to transportation along with immediate actions to “ease current system challenges and build the new syst…

Pequot Lakes district moves to train its own bus drivers, saving time and money

PEQUOT LAKES — The Pequot Lakes School District is taking steps toward more self-sufficient bus driver training, a change district leaders say will cut weeks off the process of certifying new drivers. Superintendent Kurt Stumpf told the Pequot Lakes School Board during its regular meeting Monday, July 20, that Kyle Pfannenstein, a driver in the district's transportation department, has gone back to the state for training that will allow him to t…

PennDOT Awards $1.1 Million to Train School Bus Drivers

HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania is investing more than $1.1 million to train more than 430 new school bus drivers, expanding efforts to address driver shortages and improve the reliability and …