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First Student Brings Full-Service Fleet Management to Lafourche Parish School District

Mar 24, 2026

Fleet-as-a-Service provides districts with tailored solutions to meet their transportation needs, including fleet maintenance, routing and operations Cincinnati, OH (Mar 24, 2026) – First Student, North America’s largest student transportation services provider, today announced it was selected by Lafourche Parish School District in Thibodaux, Louisiana to provide its comprehensive Fleet-as-a-Service (FaaS) solution. “At First Student, […]

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First Student's Tech Expansion for 2025-26 School Year

schoolbus Fleet | Aug 2025

Families and schools will experience safer, more reliable rides this year with enhanced fleet technology, driver tablets, and real-time feedback tools that make the bus experience more connected and transparent.
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First Student’s Kenning Discusses School Bus Electrification, Technology Innovation

School Transportation News, Ryan Gray | May 2025

First Student CEO John Kenning explains how the company is advancing student transportation with rapid deployment of their First Charge electrification infrastructure and technology upgrades to deliver safer, cleaner, and more efficient bus rides.
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5 hot IT career trends — and 5 going cold

CIO, Paul Heltzel | Aug 2025

Sean McCormack, CIO at First Student, highlights the exciting shift in IT, predicting that as AI agents take on more coding, software engineers will have greater opportunities to focus on innovation and higher-value problem solving.
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First Student to Boost Student Safety with Deployment of 40 New Electric School Buses in Pontiac, Michigan

Pontiac, Mich. – First Student, the leader in school bus electrification, joined the Pontiac School District and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at a celebration ...

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First Student and Cincinnati Public Schools to Deploy District’s First Electric School Buses

CINCINNATI – First Student, the leader in school bus electrification, will be working in partnership to deliver a cleaner and quieter ride to school for ...

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Improve Service, Reduce Costs

There are several reasons why a school district may consider a professionally managed student transportation partnership, including: In the below webinar, Upper Merion Area School ...

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