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Julia Burdick-Will; Marc L. Stein – Educational Researcher, 2024
In this study, we use estimated public transit routes for high school students in Baltimore City to predict the number of days they are late during the school year. We find that after adjusting for individual and school characteristics, school preferences, and neighborhood fixed effects, total travel time and transit use are not predictive of…
Descriptors: Commuting Students, High School Students, Attendance, Transportation
Denice, Patrick; Gross, Betheny – Urban Institute, 2018
In an analysis of 3,100 students entering ninth grade in Denver, this report identified 1,000 "super travelers," students willing to travel farther or past more schools to get to their first-choice high school. Super travelers' first-choice schools had better academic outcomes, fewer disciplinary incidents, and more advanced courses and…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Urban Areas, Travel, High Schools