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Sophie Zamarripa; Indira Dammu; Bonnie O'Keefe – Bellwether, 2024
Costs for transporting public school students have risen 33% from 2008 to 2018, reaching, on average, $1,152 per student transported. The reasons behind this shift include higher labor costs, various forms of school choice requiring longer commutes from students' neighborhoods, and environmentally friendly upgrades to bus fleets. As a result, some…
Descriptors: Student Transportation, Barriers, Access to Education, Bus Transportation
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