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Download full textBurgoyne-Allen, Phillip; Schiess, Jennifer O'Neal – Bellwether Education Partners, 2017
This report examines the structure of school transportation systems, the surrounding regulatory landscape, school transportation funding mechanisms, student safety, the impact of school choice, the growing need for school transportation data, and school transportation's effect on the environment. Drawing from these various perspectives, it asks…
Descriptors: Student Transportation, Public Schools, School Choice, Safety
American School Board Journal, 1978
The apparent lack of concern school boards evidenced in the past over school bus safety has precipitated the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration regulations that have angered board members and bus manufacturers alike. It is argued that the new regulations are not based on research. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Regulation, Safety, Safety Equipment
Jones, Rebecca – American School Board Journal, 1994
A 1988 school bus disaster in Kentucky killed 27 passengers. A new book, "Reckless Disregard: Corporate Greed, Government Indifference, and the Kentucky School Bus Crash," by James S. Kunen, recounts the accident and the long court struggle to prove why the children died. Cites federal standards for bus safety that have been upgraded several times…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Standards, Federal Regulation
Vail, Kathleen – American School Board Journal, 1999
The National Highway Traffic Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) is in the midst of the first school-bus crash tests in more than 10 years. Its report is expected in June 2000, and those on both sides of the seat-belt debate are waiting to see what NHTSA will recommend on passenger restraints in large school buses. A sidebar lists sources…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Regulation, Public Schools, Restraints (Vehicle Safety)
Dervarics, Charles – American School Board Journal, 1993
School transportation experts consider the following essential rules in purchasing school buses: know your geography; know federal and state regulations; write specifications carefully; plan for replacement and growth; check out prospective bidders; keep up with recent trends; and remain flexible. New Jersey enacted a law last year requiring seat…
Descriptors: Bids, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Standards
Leeds, Robin L. – American School Board Journal, 1999
Administrators looking for budget relief might look for cost savings in pupil transportation. The basic school bus that meets federal standards, with no optional equipment, is the safest vehicle on the road. The best investment in a transportation program is driver training. Route and schedule changes might lead to an increase in efficiency…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Standards
