The Public School Transportation Committee's recommendation report is due in April, 2024.

Transpo report coming in April with asks of more driver pay, benefits 

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

The Public School Transportation Committee once again said it would recommend a raise in bus driver salaries, along with measures for bus safety and security, insurance and benefits. The 13-person committee’s purpose is to make yearly suggestions by April 1 for improvements related to the state transportation formula.  In Monday’s committee meeting, the group confirmed again it wants bus drivers …

School bus drivers want higher pay, expanded benefits and discipline for unruly behavior on the bus. (Unsplash)

School bus contractors call for higher pay, expanded benefits

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

Companies that provide Delaware school bus drivers want the state to raise school bus driver pay to $25 an hour. They also want the state to pay more for insurance for buses below the C&D Canal and expand benefits to mechanics, backup drivers and office staff. Those requests were from Gerald Dutton, president of the Delaware School Bus Contractors Association …