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Parents weigh in on school transportation today
Hear firsthand from parents and caregivers about how their children's school transportation needs impact their lives, careers and families.
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Unlock efficiency and savings with SmartPooling
Learn all about SmartPooling, a new RideIQ feature that automates ride pooling, reducing the cost and carbon footprint of every ride.
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Parents weigh in on school transportation today
Hear firsthand from parents and caregivers about how their children's school transportation needs impact their lives, careers and families.
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McKinney-Vento to IEP transportation: How our solution can help
Our safe youth transportation solution helps districts, counties and organizations fulfill McKinney-Vento, IEP and other alternative transportation needs.
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- Aylin Cook
The benefits of a caregiver app
Learn about the top ways HopSkipDrive's caregiver app benefits school transportation teams.
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- Gabrielle Sias
The dangers of distracted driving: Staying safe on the road
Learn about the impact and dangers of distracted driving, and review some safe driving tips that can help you — and everyone else — stay safe on the road.
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- Karen Sampson
A HopSkipDrive ride: From booking to drop-off
We've outlined the steps of a HopSkipDrive ride from booking to drop-off so first-time users can get familiar with our safety-driven ride experience.
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- Aylin Cook
Saving Innocence: Breaking down barriers with HopSkipDrive
HopSkipDrive has partnered with Saving Innocence to help arrange safe, reliable transportation for the youth they serve.
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5 ways to help students overcome transportation barriers
Explore five ways school districts, transportation providers, parents/guardians and communities can help students overcome transportation barriers.
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HopSkipDrive: The caregiver experience
Learn about the HopSkipDrive experience and what you can expect as a parent/caregiver when your child takes a ride through HopSkipDrive.
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- Gabrielle Sias
A recap of 2022 RideIQ advancements
As we ease our way into a brand-new year, we’re recapping some of the top features we launched in 2022 to level up our school transportation software.
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- Gabrielle Sias
2023: A new era in school transportation
For district leadership and school transportation staff, 2023 can be the start of a new approach to efficient and cost-effective student transportation.
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- Karen Sampson
Why an app? The benefits of mobile telematics
Mobile telematics is a field hitting rapid acceleration in the transportation space, with school transportation being no exception.
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- Gabrielle Sias
An inside look at foster care transportation
HopSkipDrive team member Maggie Greene shares insights from her work as a guardian ad litem about the vital need for reliable foster care transportation.
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- Karen Sampson
Children’s Law Center of California: Empowering youth with HopSkipDrive
HopSkipDrive recently partnered with Children’s Law Center of California (CLC) to arrange transportation for a youth empowerment event.
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- Karen Sampson
In-app and on-the-ground safety processes
With our comprehensive in-app and on-the-ground safety processes, we are committed to being the safest school transportation solution on the market.
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- Karen Sampson
Our industry-leading safety standards
HopSkipDrive's industry-leading safety standards are known for being some of the most rigorous in the safe youth transportation space.
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What is the Safe Ride Support System?
HopSkipDrive's Safe Ride Support System combines two of our top resources — people and technology — to ensure a safe ride experience.
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Meet Stephen Fusco: From Special Education Teacher to Director of Legal Affairs and Data Security
Learn how Stephen Fusco channels his special education and law background — and his passion for helping children — here at HopSkipDrive.
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How students in foster care experience education differently
Children in foster care have unique experiences that affect their personal growth and education. Learn how to help them thrive.
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George Pocock Rowing Foundation and HopSkipDrive help kids access an elite sport
Rowing is an elite sport, and kids who want to row not only need the required gear, they also need access to a boathouse and a way to get to practice. The Seattle area boasts seven boathouses, but they’re not easy for every athlete to get to. After less than ideal experiences with cab companies, the Pocock Foundation partnered with HopSkipDrive to get these student athletes safely where they need to be.
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- Aylin Cook