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ERIC Number: ED660935
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jul
Pages: 37
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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The Role of School-Based Transportation in School Choice: Evidence from Detroit. Technical Report
Jeremy Singer; Sarah Winchell Lenhoff
National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice
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 that students with access to a bus at a school-- either a traditional or shuttle-style bus--were 4-5 percentage points more likely to enroll in that school. The association was greater for traditional buses in higher-crime neighborhoods and for shuttle-style buses for farther-away choices. We did not find that this association differed by block-group-level household car ownership. Our findings suggest that school-based transportation can increase school choice access, depending on policy design and contextual factors. [This report was written in collaboration with the Detroit Partnership for Education Equity & Research (Detroit PEER).]
National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice. 1555 Poydras Street Suite 700, New Orleans, LA 70112. Tel: 870-540-6576; e-mail: info@reachcentered.org; Web site: https://reachcentered.org/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED); Spencer Foundation; Skillman Foundation
Authoring Institution: National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice (REACH)
Identifiers - Location: Michigan (Detroit)
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305C180025