A new tracking app and unprecedented registrations are causing dismal transportation metrics to start the year. Improvements are coming, officials say.

BOSTON - New technology at Boston Public Schools (BPS) has children coming home from school more than an hour late, and others never see the bus come at all. The district said these are growing pains that will eventually be worked out. "And, all of a ...

Mayor Michelle Wu says she's confident that the system will consistently improve once new student registrations slow down after a late summer surge and drivers work through new tracking technology glitches.

The district still falls short of the 95 percent on-time arrival rate that is required under a state improvement plan.