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Sophie Zamarripa; Indira Dammu; Bonnie O'Keefe – Bellwether, 2024
Costs for transporting public school students have risen 33% from 2008 to 2018, reaching, on average, $1,152 per student transported. The reasons behind this shift include higher labor costs, various forms of school choice requiring longer commutes from students' neighborhoods, and environmentally friendly upgrades to bus fleets. As a result, some…
Descriptors: Student Transportation, Barriers, Access to Education, Bus Transportation
Burgoyne-Allen, Phillip; O'Keefe, Bonnie – Bellwether Education Partners, 2019
Diesel buses and personal vehicle trips for school transportation emit millions of tons of greenhouse gases per year into the environment, which contribute to global warming, and expose children to harmful pollutants that can affect their health and academic performance. What would it take for the yellow school bus--and school transportation…
Descriptors: Student Transportation, Conservation (Environment), School Buses, Financial Support