RAPIDES PARISH, La. (KALB) - For the second year in a row, the Rapides Parish School Board conducted a simulated school day, ...

With school districts across the U.S. facing bus driver shortages, Canton City Schools hosted a test-drive event to find new candidates.

There were an estimated 192,400 school bus drivers transporting K-12 students last September, according to the Economic Policy Institute. That's down from 289,720 in September 2009.

The Lee’s Summit R-7 School District conducted a test-drive job fair for prospective bus drivers Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in the East Trails Middle School parking lot.

One of those bus drivers, Magnus Meekins, turned on his bus engine for his 4259 route. He said his bus was ready to go. “I’m a school bus operator and I’m entering my third year right now.

"Nathan's Law" refers to legislation in Mississippi, named in memory of Nathan Key, a boy who was fatally struck by a vehicle.