Takia Phillips, 15, arrives at her school on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, after she was one of two children PiggyBack Network co-founder and CEO Ismael El-Amin helped drive to school as part of the ...

PiggyBack Network co-founder and CEO Ismael El-Amin and Messiah Robinson, 6, wait outside the home of Takia Phillips as he gives the two students a ride to school. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP ...

“People who didn’t, some had to pull their kids out of school.” On Piggyback Network, parents can book a ride for their student online with another parent traveling the same direction.

PiggyBack Network's co-founder and CEO Ismael El-Amin is seen on October 18, 2024, in Chicago. As parents across the U.S. continue to grapple with the increasing bus service cuts, many parents are ...

Takia Phillips, 15, arrives at her school last October. She was one of two children PiggyBack Network co-founder and CEO Ismael El-Amin helped drive to school through his the carpool service.

Rideshare options like HopSkipDrive, PiggyBack Network are helping parents get their children to school as more parents begin to turn away from buses ...

PiggyBack Network co-founder and CEO Ismael El-Amin drives his car behind a Chicago Public Schools bus in October as he takes three children — his daughter and two others — to various schools ...

Driver shortages and budget cuts are just a few of the items impacting ridership. School bus services are declining nationwide. Data shows only 28% of students now take the bus, down from 36% in 2017.