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July 2006
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Cleaning House
School district gets crash course in grant writing to lower fleet emissions

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Successful Lobby
NSTA Board meets in Nation’s Capitol over school bus recognition

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Girardin Delivers
Family-owned company reinvents business with new G5

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Eye on Technology
Large Contractors update on how innovations make school buses safer

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Safe and Secure Passenger Motor Carriers
Consolidated Safety Systems discusses avenues to assure safer transport

66 School Bus Rush in Nevada
Preview of STN EXPO 2006, NSTA meeting in Reno/Lake Tahoe


School Bus Safety Week
Drive Exceeds Goal | 12


NAPT Partners with School Business Officials | 12

Thanks to industry lobbying and efforts by congressional members a resolution to make School Bus Safety Week officially recognized by the feds was set for a full House vote.

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Blue Bird Hopes to Re-ignite Propane

Info Sought on Seat Conversions for Evacuation Efforts

In-Bus Radio Program Designed to Improve School Bus Safety
[Adobe Acrobat file 4 MB]

Minnesota School Bus Operators Opposed Pro-Union Bill

Florida School Bus Arrests Raise Security Concerns

Easing School Zone Congestion

National School Transportation Specs Available Online

Environmental Groups Sue School Bus Contractor

Canadians Invest in School Bus Future

School Bus Operations Factor in Severe Weather Precautions

Massachusetts Nabs 90 Illegal Passing Motorists

Head Start NPRM Published in Federal Register

Georgia First State to Pass School Bus Watch Requirement

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Letters to the Editor

14 News Briefs
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Perspective by Ryan Gray

76 Who Should Respect Who First? by Jon Morse
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Product News

80 Trends from the Trenches by Paul Overbaugh
82 Stirring the Pot by Jim Ellis
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Business News

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People in the News

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Burns on the Law by Peggy Burns

90 Advertiser Index
91 Industry Calendar
92 Bluth on Special Needs by Dr. Linda Bluth with Jean Zimmerman
94 Classified Advertising
98 Back of the Bus
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