Smith College

For First Generation Students

There are several resources on campus for first-generation and low-income students. From funding opportunities to a student-run resource center, we can help you settle in to college life. At Smith, we ...
WMUR

Union workers for First Student say they might strike

CONTRACT FROM BUS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY. FIRST STUDENT WILL STRIKE WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT. THE COMPANY NEEDS TO DO THE RIGHT THING. JEFF PATALANO OF TEAMSTERS LOCAL 633 SAYS THE BALL IS IN THE BUS ...
Erie Times-News

With a shortage of bus drivers, First Student offers test drives. How to apply

Big Bus, No Big Deal. It was the name of a First Student recruiting event at Millcreek's Walnut Creek Middle School on Wednesday. Would-be school bus drivers got a turn — or two — in the driver's seat ...

For People-First Culture, Consider Hiring From Student-First Schools

If a candidate's institution put students first, then they may also have learned to put others first. They can carry that ...
WKBW

First Student offers competitive wages and free CDL training to address critical driver shortage

First Student is offering up to $31 per hour plus sign-on bonuses at locations from Niagara Falls to Fredonia as they work to ensure students arrive at school on time Hello! I'm the Chief Investigator ...

Report: First-generation college students graduate at lower rates

First-generation college students are entering higher education and graduate school in record numbers. However, a new study ...
Foster's Daily Democrat

First Student school bus drivers 'ready to strike' in NH as schools near first day

Teamsters Local 633, the union for First Student school bus drivers, voted this week to authorize a strike. A strike had not been called as of Wednesday, however, and negotiations were ongoing, as ...
WMUR

Union workers for bus company serving several NH communities say they might strike

COMPANY. FIRST STUDENT WILL STRIKE WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT. THE COMPANY NEEDS TO DO THE RIGHT THING. JEFF PATALANO OF TEAMSTERS LOCAL 633 SAYS THE BALL IS IN THE BUS COMPANY’S COURT. THE UNION OF SOME ...
Foster's Daily Democrat

First Student, school bus drivers reach agreement to avoid strike

ROCHESTER — With an agreement reached between First Student and it school bus drivers, Seacoast parents and school administrators can breathe a bit easier: They no longer need to worry about a strike ...
Newsweek

Millions of Students To Have Safer Rides to School With New AI Tech

Every school day, 26 million students ride school buses in the U.S. with parents trusting their children's safety to school bus and van drivers. In 2023, the National Highway Traffic Safety ...
CNET

Student Loan Payments Resumed in October. Here's What I Did to Prepare

Liliana Hall was a writer for CNET Money covering banking, credit cards and mortgages. Previously, she wrote about personal credit for Bankrate and CreditCards.com. Starting Oct. 1, millions of ...