School Transportation

Square Watson, chief operations officer for St. Louis Public Schools, said about 85% of students were getting to and from school on time. But the district’s efforts to address ongoing transportation issues could be hampered by the retirement of Transportation Director Toyin Akinola on Oct. 31.

A federal program is sending free electric school buses to districts across the country. The buses are better for the environment and drivers say they’re fun to drive, but there are some downsides.

For Afghan families new to the U.S., who lack driver's licenses and speak little English, working around St. Louis Public Schools’ canceled bus routes is difficult.

One of the first major policy issues introduced in the Missouri General Assembly every year is K-12 education funding, which takes up a fifth of the state…

Funding for running school buses in Missouri could return to state funding goals within five years if the state education department’s request to the…

Most students at Jefferson Elementary live within a mile of the school, meaning they’re within walking distance under St. Louis Public Schools’…

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens temporarily pulled $15 million worth of funding for school transportation on June 30, leaving many rural districts in the…

Every school day, bright yellow buses transport thousands of students to class – some traveling across long distances to districts far from their homes,…