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Howard County to add 250 school buses through Zum as contractors compete for drivers amid shortage
Howard County Times, Columbia, Md. via Yahoo News· 12 months agoJun. 9—As the Howard County Public Schools System's academic year comes to a close, the race to find school bus drivers for August is gearing up. Like many districts across the country, Howard ...
Do We Really Need High-Tech School Buses?
Slate via Yahoo News· 8 months agoTW Farlow/iStock/Getty Images Plus Like many school districts around the country, Howard County, Maryland, has a bus driver shortage. In response, the...
54 Howard County school bus routes canceled through the first week of classes
Howard County Times, Columbia, Md. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAug. 29—School bus headaches continued Tuesday in Howard County as 54 routes were canceled and parents of students at 34 elementary, middle and high schools were told they would have to find ...
Democrats, Republicans unite against proposal to add two appointed members to Howard County school...
Howard County Times, Columbia, Md. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 15—Ellicott City resident Danny Mackey never thought he'd see Howard County conservatives and liberals join together in protest, but that is exactly what happened this week, after state ...
Schools see heavier traffic once again as students return for first day of classes
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 10 months agoDrivers may begin to notice heavier traffic on their morning commute now that school has officially...
Howard school bus drivers and residents protest transportation overhauls as new school start times...
Howard County Times, Columbia, Md. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 5—Dozens of Howard County residents and school bus drivers gathered outside the Board of Education meeting in Ellicott City Thursday to protest changes to the public schools' transportation ...
Fewer Howard students are being restrained, but most are Black and in elementary school, official...
Howard County Times, Columbia, Md. via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSep. 12—Informal data from the 2022-23 school year show that while the overall incidence of the use of restraint on students in Howard County public schools has decreased, more than two-thirds ...
Howard school board members Mallo and Chen attend parents' town hall, seek solutions to bus...
Howard County Times, Columbia, Md. via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSep. 20—Dozens of concerned parents met in Columbia Tuesday night to express frustrations with Howard County Public School System officials and their handling of new school start times, canceled ...
Lawsuit over ‘severe’ Kentucky school bus crash faults driver, schools as negligent
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy Articles via AOL· 1 year agoThe Magoffin County school system failed to provide and enforce adequate safety policies before a...
Parents and staff push for more transparency, support at Howard County Public Schools' emotional...
Howard County Times, Columbia, Md. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 13—Throughout last fall, parents and teachers at Triadelphia Ridge Elementary School in Ellicott City reported scenes of chaos unfolding in hallways that resulted in staff injuries and ...