Discusses the busing controversy, the increasing demand for community control of schools, and the general discontent with the public school system through an analysis of school desegregation in Chicago. (Author)

Test projects seek ways to take inner city residents to suburban jobs. (Editor)

During the school year 1970-71, the schools of Pasadena, California were desegregated by Federal court order. The effect of busing on the housing market is explored. (CB)

Report of an interview with Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, president of the Atlanta, Georgia, Board of Education. (RJ)

Presents pre-convention highlights of the 1970 meeting of National School Boards Association members, scheduled April 11-14 in San Francisco. (MK)

Busing is not effective in promoting school integration. The only way to achieve school integration is through equal funding to all schools. (Author/MC)

Examination of 40 randomly selected high schools in Montana re: the effect of transportation time and school size on student academic achievement revealed that the time spent on buses did not have a negative effect on learning but that the size of school did seem to have an effect. (JC)

This investigation focused on the effects of busing white children (N=116) away from their neighborhood schools and is not a study of the effects of desegregation. Evidence indicates no significant differences between bused and nonbused, white, fifth and sixth graders concerning achievement, attendance, self-concepts, and perceptions of school…

Discusses the growing use of vans for transportation by child care centers and increasing concerns about van safety. Presents information on relevant federal legislation related to motor vehicle safety and the safety standards of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Recommends that child care programs replace retiring vans with…

In many states, the greatest threat to safe student transportation is elimination of the school transportation program. Using public transit buses, large vans, smaller vehicles, or specialized equipment can cause major-issue headaches. False issues include controversies over seat belts, bus design, and optional "bells and whistles." (10…

Discusses problems school transportation administrators face in managing the transportation of special needs students. These include finding part-time, low paid drivers and attendants, managing equipment not approved for buses, training drivers to handle medically fragile and emotionally disabled children, and dealing with federal and state…

Examines the legal, administrative, and logistical barriers that have prevented the wide acceptance of coordinating community and school transportation services and why these barriers may be breaking down. Two examples of successful implementation of coordinated transportation are examined: employing a single system to serve all transportation…