Entries by Eric Woolson

Puppy Jake Foundation to be Recognized Saturday at Iowa Barnstormers Military Appreciation Night

DES MOINES –The Puppy Jake Foundation, a local non-profit organization that trains and provides service dogs for the combat veterans who need them, will be recognized Saturday at the Iowa Barnstormers‘ Fifth Annual Military Appreciation Night. The organization, founded by Des Moines businesswoman Becky Beach and Barnstormers principal owner Jeff Lamberti, takes its name from […]

Rising Interest in Outsourcing is Focus of Woolson’s Latest STN Article

Financial pressures created by the Great Recession and growing demands of pension and health care obligations have fueled an upturn in school districts weighing the benefits of outsourcing transportation services. Roger Moore of First Student, Tom O’Sullivan of the Cook-Illinois Corp., and Scott Allen of the Trans Par Group share their perspectives as Eric Woolson […]

Woolson Special Report for School Transportation News Explores Question of School Bus Crossing Gate Mandate

Why doesn’t the the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration mandate crossing gates at the front of school buses when they require stop arms on the side of these vehicles? Learn why in Eric Woolson’s special report for School Transportation News, which can be seen in this month’s digital edition by clicking on “To Mandate or […]

U.S. Senate, Congressional Candidates to Speak at NICHE “Homeschool Iowa Day at the Capitol” on Tuesday, March 18

DES MOINES, Iowa — At least three U.S. Senate candidates and eight congressional candidates, including six-term U.S. Rep. Steve King, are scheduled to appear during the Network of Iowa Christian Home Educators‘ seventh annual “Homeschool Day at the Capitol” on Tuesday, March 18, that will host U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz as its featured speaker. Organizers […]

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz Feature Speaker at NICHE’s Seventh Annual “Homeschool Iowa Day at the Capitol” on March 18

DES MOINES, Iowa — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, a strong voice for conservative values and leading opponent of the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act and other policies, will be the featured speaker at the Network of Iowa Christian Home Educators‘ seventh annual “Homeschool Day at the Capitol” on Tuesday, March 18. Cruz, who is known […]