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August 24, 2026

From rural routes to desegregation runs, the yellow school bus faces a new reality

  • School buses for decades have maintained such a standard look that “school bus yellow” is shorthand for the bright hue with a slight orange tint.
    • By JEFF McMURRAY
    Associated Press

    Rudy Ruzicska/The Henry Ford Museum via AP [enlarge]
    This photo provided by The Henry Ford Museum shows a 1927 Blue Bird — the oldest surviving school bus in America.

    CHICAGO — They arrived in a kaleidoscope of colors, but one won. For decades, the American school bus has maintained such a standard look that “school bus yellow” is national shorthand for their deep, glossy hue.


     
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