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Henry, Keith; Younossi, Obaid; Al-Dafa, Maryah; Culbertson, Shelly; Mattock, Michael G.; Light, Thomas; Rohr, Charlene – RAND Corporation, 2012
In consideration of the many challenges associated with Qatar's continued growth and demographic changes, the government of Qatar is interested in updating its school transportation system (STS). This volume assesses the perspectives of parents and school administrators on Qatar's STS, identifies a vision and goals for the STS, reviews…
Descriptors: School Buses, Student Transportation, Bus Transportation, Foreign Countries
Cutting, Joan – English for Specific Purposes, 2012
This article describes part of a European Commission Leonardo project that aimed to design a multimedia course for English language learners seeking work as ground staff in European airports. The structural-functional analysis of the dialogues written from the course showed that, across the four trades explored (security guards, ground handlers,…
Descriptors: Security Personnel, Second Language Learning, Air Transportation, Employees
Ammon, Tim; Burns, Peggy – School Business Affairs, 2011
Whenever a school district considers changing bus stops, bus routes, or bell times, the public reaction is often decidedly unequal to the magnitude of the changes proposed. Unfortunately, the severity of continued budget crises has compelled many school districts to make major changes to their transportation systems. While additional cuts in…
Descriptors: School Buses, Student Transportation, School Districts, Legal Responsibility
Maxwell, Lesli A.; Klein, Alyson; Samuels, Christina A.; Casey, Diette Courrege; Shah, Nirvi; Sawchuk, Stephen; Molnar, Michele; Zubrzycki, Jaclyn; Adams, Caralee; Davis, Michelle R.; Sparks, Sarah D.; Robelen, Erik W. – Education Week, 2013
In an environment of tight resources, tough academic challenges, and increasingly stiff competition from new education providers, smart leadership may matter more than ever for the success of America's school districts. Against this backdrop, "Education Week" introduces the first of what will be an annual "Leaders To Learn…
Descriptors: Superintendents, School Districts, Social Networks, Discipline
Schoenfeld, Jane – Exceptional Parent, 2009
Taking public transit can make anyone nervous, especially in a large or medium-sized city where there are many different bus lines going many different places. The author's daughter, Anna, has multiple learning disabilities and may never learn to drive, but she wants to be as independent as possible so the author taught her to ride the bus. This…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Bus Transportation, Adolescents, Teaching Methods
Moore, Britta; Fuhrman, Susan; Karg, Patricia – RESNA (NJ1), 2010
This study quantitatively reviews publicly available state policies as they relate to the transportation of wheelchair-seated students in school buses. Inclusion of best practices in specially equipped school bus and driver training policies was assessed. Key points of interest within state policies were identified based on site visits, common…
Descriptors: School Buses, Driver Education, Student Transportation, Bus Transportation
Chaudhari, Jaydeep; Ye, Zhirui – Planning for Higher Education, 2010
Auburn University--a prominent land-grant and comprehensive research institute in Alabama--is no exception to the need to grapple with transportation planning. Auburn launched its transit system (called "Tiger Transit") in 1997 to address the needs of student commuters and a shrinking parking supply. However, by 2007 Tiger Transit faced…
Descriptors: Geographic Information Systems, Land Use, Maps, Land Grant Universities
Kallison, James M., Jr.; Stader, David L. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
An alarmingly high percentage of recent high school graduates are not prepared to succeed in college-level courses, and the impact of this educational shortcoming is substantial. Underprepared college students incur a monetary cost of enrolling in remedial courses, and states and taxpayers subsidize much of the overall cost of developmental…
Descriptors: Summative Evaluation, Community Colleges, Bus Transportation, Achievement Gains
Poliniak, Susan – Teaching Music, 2009
It is certainly no secret that people are living in a difficult economic climate. In these times of belt-tightening, both institutional and personal, budgets for arts education are being slashed and individual donations are plummeting. Music teachers in particular know well the impact of these developments on their programs, and they know that…
Descriptors: Fund Raising, Travel, Music Education, Music
Bluth, Linda F.; Martin, Michael J. – School Business Affairs, 2010
Since transportation expenses constitute 7% to 10% of a typical school budget, it is not surprising that transportation departments have been under a microscope lately. Everyone on the district's decision-making team, from the school board and school superintendent to the managers who oversee each component of the transportation department, is…
Descriptors: School Buses, Student Transportation, Special Needs Students, Bus Transportation
Mechling, Linda; O'Brien, Eileen – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
This study investigated the effectiveness of computer-based video instruction (CBVI) to teach three young adults with moderate intellectual disabilities to push a "request to stop bus signal" and exit a city bus in response to target landmarks. A multiple probe design across three students and one bus route was used to evaluate effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Maintenance, Bus Transportation, Mental Retardation, Young Adults
Suttman, Craig M. – School Business Affairs, 2009
Federal law does not require school boards to provide transportation for all students. But the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) entitles students with disabilities to transportation to and from school if the students' disabilities make it difficult for them to get to school; from, in, and around the buildings where they attend…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Related Services (Special Education), School Business Officials
Nicastro, Chris L. – Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 2008
The revised minimum standards for school bus chassis and school bus bodies have been prepared in conformity with the Revised Statutes of Missouri (RSMo) for school bus transportation. The standards recommended by the 2005 National Conference on School Transportation and the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) promulgated by the U. S.…
Descriptors: School Buses, Student Transportation, Safety, Bus Transportation
Crates, Cheryl – School Business Affairs, 2009
The economic crisis has had--and will continue to have--a dramatic effect on tax revenue and education spending throughout the United States and beyond. Yet children still show up for school every day in need of an education. In times like these, educators and school business managers must be as committed as ever to providing it. The economic…
Descriptors: School Buses, Privatization, Taxes, Bus Transportation
Galliger, Courtney C.; Tisak, Marie S.; Tisak, John – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2009
Children's social interactions are often dependent upon the setting or context in which they occur. The current study explored the school bus as a unique context for social interaction. One hundred and fifty-seven elementary school students (78 males and 79 females), in grades 3, 4, and 5, completed a questionnaire concerning the rate and types of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, School Buses, Aggression, Bus Transportation