Anallive Calle and Derrick Gines show the technological features inside a bus operated by Zum, a contractor for Kansas City Public Schools in Kansas City, Mo. School systems across the country are increasingly equipping buses with technology that provides live camera feeds and real-time student tracking for parents. (Photo by Kevin Hardy/Stateline)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A transplant from Miami, Anallive Calle learned her way around Kansas City from behind the wheel of a big yellow school bus.

The tablet near the dash provides turn-by-turn directions to every stop and checks each kid on and off the bus throughout her route. It’s helped her navigate the narrow roads and one-ways that stretch through one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods.

And from her phone, she can check on the status of he

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