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Freeman, David N. – School Business Affairs, 1987
Besides redistricting problems engendered by higher elementary school enrollments (and decreasing secondary enrollments), school administrators face student transport challenges. Acquiring new routes and larger buses could be costly. This article advances computerized systems as the most cost-effective way to optimize routes and manage…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Cost Effectiveness, Database Management Systems, Enrollment Trends
Land, Imogene – Executive Educator, 1984
The state of Oklahoma recently published a school bus driver manual on transporting handicapped students. Yearly inservice training sessions are recommended to teach school bus drivers communication skills, use of special equipment for physically handicapped students, and preparation for emergencies. (MLF)
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Disabilities, Driver Education, Elementary Secondary Education

Anderson, B. Robert – School Management, 1972
Looks at the problems of school bus transportation in New Jersey at State, county, and local levels. Cost and safety comparisons are made for contract busing and busing in school district owned buses. The job of a new county level transportation coordinator is also discussed. (Author/DN)
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Coordinators, Cost Effectiveness, Equipment Maintenance

Soule, David – PTA Today, 1982
A representative of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration weighs advantages and discusses issues associated with installing seat belts in school buses. Federal regulations and research findings are considered. A list of guideline questions for school districts planning to install seat belts is included. (PP)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Costs, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Evaluation
Taylor, E. H. – School Business Affairs, 1980
The time students spend on the bus going to and coming from schools is wasted. The simulated classroom situation of the school bus could be used for educationally related purposes by having prerecorded material programed over a high quality sound system. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Nontraditional Education
Couzins, Jerome P. – School Business Affairs, 1980
Suggests specific ways for school districts to control rapidly rising transportation costs and assure many years of quality service. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Maintenance, Inflation (Economics)
Harrington-Lueker, Donna – American School Board Journal, 1992
After a 20-year fight, advocates in New Jersey get a mandate for seat belts on school buses, and the controversial law could spark a new national trend. Half of the states have pending legislation on seat belts for school buses. Summarizes the arguments for and against seat belts. (MLF)
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, Restraints (Vehicle Safety)
Page, Paul R.; Davis, Lloyd D. – American School Board Journal, 1994
A comparison of two Tennessee school districts revealed that the district with in-house pupil transportation spent less than the district that contracted for the service. A sidebar discusses the characteristics of small vs. large contractors for school buses. (MLF)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Privatization
Taggart, Chip – School Business Affairs, 1991
Alternative fuels are becoming increasingly attractive from environmental, energy independence, and economic perspectives. Addresses the following topics: (1) federal and state legislation; (2) alternative fuels and their attributes; (3) practical experience with alternative-fuel vehicles in pupil transportation; and (4) options for school…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Fuels
Dirr, Jerry – School Business Affairs, 1993
An Ohio school district is taking positive action to improve the public image of student transportation. The program attempts to fulfill parents' special needs. Presentations are made to a variety of community groups regarding the transportation operations, inhouse communications are encouraged, and feedback is welcomed. (MLF)
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Relations, School Buses
Sutton, Judy – American School & University, 1997
Discusses management issues surrounding school busing operations within the context of tightening budgets while simultaneously serving the growing number of students with special needs. The debate on bus use for advertising is highlighted. (GR)
Descriptors: Advertising, Budgets, Bus Transportation, Elementary Secondary Education
Bete, Tim, Ed. – School Planning and Management, 1998
Presents the opinions of four transportation experts on issues related to school buses. The experts respond to the following questions: will advertisements placed on buses be used to generate district revenue; will compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas become standard fuel for school buses; and will school bus seat belts be mandatory and…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, Restraints (Vehicle Safety)
Doss, David A.; Davis, Walter E. – 1983
In 1982-83, the Austin (TX) Independent School District chose to use its Chapter 2-Formula funds for two sets of activities: bus monitors and extracurricular transportation for desegregation purposes. This report summarizes the evaluation findings for these two activities, as well as what happened to programs funded under the Emergency School Aid…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Extracurricular Activities, Federal Aid, Program Evaluation
Herring, Richard – American School Board Journal, 1975
Despite what a study indicated, one school district found that operating its own fleet of buses was cheaper and better than contracting for service with the local transit company. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Bus Transportation, Costs, Educational Finance
Miller, Anthony R. – 1988
The safest means of transportation in the United States is the school bus fleet. Each school day, over 350,000 school buses transport about 22,000,000 children ages 3 to 21--from wheelchair pupils to varsity football players--to and from school in weather conditions ranging from those for Fairbanks, Alaska, to those typical of Cave Creek, Arizona.…
Descriptors: Administration, Bus Transportation, Elementary Secondary Education, Organizational Effectiveness