Background: The purpose of this study was to describe promotions for unhealthy and healthy foods and beverages within Minnesota secondary schools from 2008 to 2012, and to examine associations with school-level coordination of environmental improvements and students' dietary behaviors. Methods: The Minnesota School Health Profiles and Minnesota…

To develop and test a model for both describing and predicting Iowa school districts' pupil transportation costs, the author first tested the generalizability of a 1980 study by McAvoy of 37 Iowa districts and then identified independent variables that would explain Iowa pupil transportation costs. Data were gathered on all 447 Iowa districts for…

In December 1994, San Diego City Schools' (California) Board of Education voted to discontinue competitive contracting for busing and expand its in-house transportation department, believing the new arrangement would save money. This report argues that the decision was based on a flawed financial analysis prepared by the district's in-house…