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HopSkipDrive Co-Founder and CEO, Joanna McFarland, Named to Inc.’s 2025 Female Founders 500 List

School Transportation Insights

Key Takeaways from Our Sixth Annual Safety Report

A New Supplemental School Transportation Option for Kansas City, Kansas

Student Homelessness and the Transportation Gap

Supplemental School Transportation: The Key to Unlocking a Modern and Efficient System

A Modern Solution for School Transportation Challenges in Atlanta

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What to Expect in Student Transportation for 2025

Company Updates

Four New Ways We’re Enhancing Student Transportation Safety

HopSkipDrive Co-Founder and CEO, Joanna McFarland, Named to Inc.’s 2025 Female Founders 500 List

HopSkipDrive Releases Sixth Annual Safety Report Outlining 2024 Data

HopSkipDrive’s Response to the Southern California Wildfires

HopSkipDrive Powers Wheelchair-Accessible Vehicle Rides for Students in 10 Cities

HopSkipDrive Plans to Expand Service to Kansas City, Kansas

Success Stories

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HopSkipDrive Fuels High School Internship Program, Driving Student Success in Phoenix

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Partner Spotlight: Better Youth Helps Youth in Foster Care Thrive

First Star Supports Youth Living in Foster Care with HopSkipDrive

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Detroit Public Schools Community District Leverages Multimodal Transportation to Improve Attendance

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How one county grew attendance for foster youth from 29% to 78%

HopSkipDrive improves attendance at Pleasanton Unified School District

Product and Technology

CareDriver Trends: A New Feature for Enhanced Ride Safety and Transparency

Our Latest Feature to Support Attendance: Enhanced Support for Managing Chronically Absent Riders

HopSkipDrive’s 2024-2025 Back-to-School Product Updates

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HopSkipDrive Announces Three New Industry-Leading Safety Features

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HopSkipDrive SmartPooling Product Reduced 160,000 Pounds of CO2

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Leveraging Education Expertise to Shape HopSkipDrive’s RouteWise AI™

The CareDriver Community

Meet HopSkipDrive CareDriver Susan D.

HopSkipDrive Spreads Holiday Cheer Across the West Coast

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HopSkipDrive Supports CareDriver Community with Events and Resources

New CareDriver Community Advisory Group Launched

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Who’s in the Driver’s Seat?

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Meet HopSkipDrive CareDriver Kimberly Quan

Public Policy

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HopSkipDrive Exceeds California’s 2023 Clean Miles Standard goals

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Transportation Safety Net Funding for HopSkipDrive Rides in WA

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Understanding California Senate Bill 88 and HopSkipDrive’s Path Forward

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The U.S. Department of Education highlights the vital role of transportation for foster youth

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Navigating the ESSER fiscal cliff: Tapping into unspent funds and leveraging transportation solutions

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Regulating for modern student transportation

Life at HopSkipDrive

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Meet Product Manager Doug Bright

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Meet Marketplace Manager Hector Villegas

Meet Learning & Development Facilitator Lexie Johnson

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Meet Trust & Safety Lead David Duong

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Meet Lead Software Engineer Andrea Wayte

Meet VP of Business Development, Joe Brumfield

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