HOGLUND BUS AND TRUCK BLOGS

1. School buses are essential to effective learning. There is a logical relationship between school buses and attendance (kids that have daily access to school bus service have better attendance) and there is also a logical relationship between attendance and student performance (kids that got to school regularly get better grades and have higher test scores than kids who don't). It stands to reason, therefore, that there is a direct connection between school buses and student performance. School buses are the critical link between the neighborhood and the classroom.

2. School buses are safe. In fact, school buses are the safest way for children to get to and from school. Safer than walking, bicycling or riding with parents, and much safer than riding with other teenagers.

3. School buses are convenient. School buses provide parents with incomparable convenience that enables working families to be able to work. Without school buses, parents would need to drive children to school in the morning and then leave work early to pick them up after school. Parents (and employers) know that simply wouldn't work.

4. School buses have environmental benefits. School buses are the largest mass transit system in the country. Imagine the traffic congestion and additional emissions if, instead of school buses, thousands of parents were driving children to school during rush hours.