Parents are having to take a larger role in getting their children to school over issues with buses, from driver shortages to bullying, leaving many employed caretakers in tough spots. In the 2025 State of School Transportation report, conducted by the Associated Press-NORC Center in partnership with HopSkipDrive, 63 percent of parents say they are driving their children to school, and only 43 percent say their children use a school bus.
