A safe, efficient, and effective transportation system is critical to the growth and stability of the U.S. economy, America's ability as a nation to compete in increasingly competitive global markets, and as a commuter network that provides access to jobs and recreational facilities that are important to quality of life for all Americans. The…

Proposes that study of biodiesel as a healthier alternative to petroleum diesel be included in the curriculum. Suggests that teachers will play a critical role during the transition away from fossil fuel technologies. Provides background information and web-based resources. (DLH)

Argues for the importance of using classroom time to teach elementary students the proper ways to get on and off buses. Suggests some approaches to use in teaching safety. (IRT)

States that sealed bids may not be the best way to provide reliable and economical bus service and offers practical suggestions for gathering the data needed for negotiating a cost effective contract. (Author/WD)

This article introduces a series that discusses energy-saving programs for school transportation systems and the role of school buses in local emergency transportation and local public transportation. (IRT)

A brief debate on the effectiveness of busing. (CM)

In an interview with the editor of HSJ, Dr. James S. Coleman discusses changes in the values, attitudes, and beliefs of adolescents since the late 1950s. He also discusses the report he authored, the Coleman Report of 1966; court legislation; busing and its effect on achievement; and educational research. (KC)

Presents the opinions of four transportation experts on issues related to school buses. The experts respond to the following questions: will advertisements placed on buses be used to generate district revenue; will compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas become standard fuel for school buses; and will school bus seat belts be mandatory and…

Busing is not effective in promoting school integration. The only way to achieve school integration is through equal funding to all schools. (Author/MC)

Provides an overview of busing and the neighborhood school concept. Argues that educators must push those programs that show the most promise of creating integrated neighborhoods and attracting Whites back to the cities. (Author/IRT)

Factors involved in the determination of White attitudes toward busing are discussed. The term White flight is considered a euphemism for the process in which the responsibility for housing discrimination is shifted from the structure of the capitalist system to White community residents. (RLV)

Three basic reasons commend metropolitan approaches to public school desegregation in urban America. The first of these reasons is widely understood: the racial demography of many of the nation's cities demands a metropolitan perspective on the process. Related to this factor is the second reason: metropolitan approaches deter resegregation.…

Forced busing failed because it ultimately produced resegregation and drew attention away from questions of educational quality. The Reagan Administration and the federal courts have favored more flexible desegregation efforts--voluntary transfer programs, open enrollment, and magnet schools--that hold greater promise of producing equality of…

Historical overview considers the role of transportation in education before 1954, when school busing was used to improve education by consolidating rural schools and centralize effort in urban schools, and after the 1954 Supreme Court decision that racially segregated schools were inherently unequal. Different attitudes toward forced busing are…

"Exchange" surveyed members of the Panel of 300, their advisory board of center directors, to find out what questions they would like to address to manufacturers and bus companies for early childhood programs. They then posed these questions to the companies and have presented a representative sampling of their responses in this article.