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November 2006
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Playing the Cost Game
District transportation leaders report top budget, operational concerns for
2006-2007 school year

38 Keeping Riders Secure
School districts discuss occupant restraint system solutions for
school buses
42 A New Perspective
U.S. Bus' John Manzi sits down with School Transportation News to discuss
restructuring of the Type A OEM in the Presidential Series
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Cowboy Up
Denny Coughlin uses life lessons to push Minneapolis Public Schools,
industry to be the best it can be


New York Celebrates
New School Bus
Driver Appreciation
Day | 12

Utah Seeks to
Escape
Transportation
Funding Cellar | 12

Cornwall Central School District's Maureen Moore displays the New York state resolution honoring school bus drivers. She brought the issue before legislators last year.

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Report to Congress Highlights Head Start Transportation Issues

ULSD Implementation Expected to Hit Few Road Bumps

Push for Head Start, Transit Cooperation Concerns Contractors

Increased Ridership and Effect of High Fuel Prices

Iowa Pupil Transportation 'Guru' to Retire from Association Post

Teamsters Push for School Bus Driver Unionization

Ethanol-Diesel School Bus Breaks Ground

Northwest School District Standardizes Drivers' Ability to Perform

Illinois Program Brings School Bus Safety to Middle Schoolers
8 Publisher's Commentary by Bill Paul
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For the Record
14 News Briefs
52 Editor's Perspective by Ryan Gray
54

Product News

55 Business News
56 Stirring the Pot by Jim Ellis
58 Advertiser’s Index
58 People in the News
59 Industry Calendar
60 Trends from the Trenches by Paul Overbaugh
62 Classified Advertising
66 Back of the Bus
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