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Suter, Larry E. – 1979
This report is the first statistical study published by the Census Bureau to describe the distance, time, and mode of transportation of students enrolled in school from the nursery school level through college, as well as for those in vocational schools. The information was obtained from members of households who were interviewed in the October…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Demography, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Giesguth, John, Ed.; Scheingold, Edward, Ed. – 1980
Fourth in a series of four publications on energy conservation, this booklet offers basic guidelines for sound fuel reduction in school transportation. The pamphlet suggests ways to implement energy-saving practices, guidelines for preventive maintenance of school vehicles, a definition of the drivers' and superintendents' roles, school policies…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Bus Transportation, Energy Conservation, Fuel Consumption
Download full textRogers, Byron, Ed.; Ensign, Arselia, Ed. – PAM Repeater, 1996
This guide for Michigan parents of children with physical disabilities provides a synopsis of information and suggestions on school bus transportation gained from a series of four workshops. Topics covered include: (1) planning (determining just what the student's special transportation needs are by the Individualized Educational Planning…
Descriptors: Bus Drivers, Bus Transportation, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Role
Saddlemire, Richard – Tips for Principals, 1990
Suggestions for principals to decrease school bus vandalism are presented. Guidelines are offered for the improvement of bus conditions, reorganization of the transportation system, establishment of a bus driver training program, and student involvement in an antivandalism campaign. Cooperation and regular meetings between students, parents,…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Discipline Policy, Discipline Problems, Elementary Secondary Education
Mitchell, George A. – 1988
The financing of Wisconsin's "Chapter 220" program, which is the primary means for implementing the 1988 federal court settlement of a school integration lawsuit, needs to be reformed. Total program costs may triple in 5 years, from about $32.5 million in 1986-87 to $90 million by the 1992-93 school year; per pupil costs could rise from…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Compliance (Legal), Cost Effectiveness, Desegregation Effects
Ponessa, Joan M. – 1993
The New Jersey State government could reduce pupil transportation aid payments to local school districts by between $35 million and $50 million by eliminating support for questionable expenditures and by using the funding formula adopted in the Quality Education Act of 1990. This report describes how these dollar savings can be achieved. The major…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Educational Finance
Matross, Ronald – OSA Research Bulletin, 1981
Results of a survey of riders of wheelchair-accessible buses at the University of Minnesota are summarized. Handicapped and nonhandicapped riders were surveyed in May 1981 to determine their personal characteristics and their reactions to the service. Responses from 1,236 riders indicated support for the concept of accessible transit and…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Bus Transportation, College Students, Commuting Students
