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Download full textJeremy Singer; Sarah Winchell Lenhoff – National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice, 2024
In school choice systems, many families face geographic constraints. Yet, there is limited evidence on the association between school-based transportation and students' school choice, especially in fragmented transportation contexts. Using unique data on Detroit kindergarten students' eligibility and access to school-based transportation, we find…
Descriptors: School Choice, Decision Making, Transportation, School Buses
Direct linkValant, Jon; Lincove, Jane Arnold – Educational Researcher, 2023
This study examines how the student transportation options available to families affect which schools are accessible to them in a choice-based setting. The study has two parts. First, we compare commute times by foot, public transit, school bus, and car. We show that providing school bus service reduces commute times and improves access for…
Descriptors: Student Transportation, School Choice, Charter Schools, Decision Making
Pileggi, Molly; Stein, Marc L.; Turner, Alyn; Dewey, Nathaniel – Research for Action, 2020
In Philadelphia, if a student chooses not to attend their neighborhood school, other options include schools with specialized programming in the arts, sciences, or business fields, schools with career and technical education options, and competitive magnet schools. But choosing an out-of-catchment school rather than a neighborhood school may…
Descriptors: Student Transportation, Bus Transportation, School Buses, High School Students
Catt, Andrew D. – EdChoice, 2020
The distance to school, commute time, student safety, and the cost and availability of transportation are all critical elements that determine the degree of real "choice" present in any school system, and more information is needed regarding family experiences, preferences, and challenges related to school transportation across school…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Elementary Secondary Education, Student Transportation
Cordes, Sarah A.; Rick, Christopher; Schwartz, Amy Ellen – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2021
School buses may be a critical education policy lever, breaking the link between schools and neighborhoods and facilitating access to school choice. Yet little is known about the commute for bus riders, including the average length of the bus ride or whether long commutes harm academic outcomes. We begin to fill this gap using data from New York…
Descriptors: School Buses, Student Transportation, Urban Schools, Racial Differences
Rodriguez, Ariel; Vogt, Christine A. – Journal of School Health, 2009
Background: Walking to school has been identified as an activity that contributes to children's daily exercise requirements. The purpose of this study was to better understand factors that influence walking to school by elementary school-aged children. Methods: A sample of 1,897 elementary school-aged children (84% response rate; 3rd-5th graders)…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Elementary School Students, Influences, Student Attitudes
