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Swanson, Elise – Journal of School Choice, 2017
This article reviews the literature evaluating the impact of school choice programs on racial integration. Evidence on the impacts of magnet schools, voluntary busing programs, open enrollment practices, charter schools, and voucher programs is reviewed. The literature is mixed on this question, finding that the impacts of choice on racial…
Descriptors: School Choice, Racial Integration, Desegregation Effects, Literature Reviews
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Angell, Amber M.; Solomon, Olga – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2018
There are a number of recent US news media reports of children and youth with autism becoming lost, injured, or even dying while taking public school transportation, yet research on this problem is scarce. This ethnographic study examines the experiences of 14 parents whose children with autism take public school transportation in Los Angeles…
Descriptors: Parents, Children, Parent Child Relationship, Student Transportation
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Hendrix, Joshua A.; Kennedy, Erin K.; Trudeau, James V. – Journal of School Violence, 2019
This study presents results from a nationally representative survey of school district transportation officials (N = 2,595) to understand how common seven types of behavioral problems (fighting, bullying, substance use, sexual harassment, sexual behaviors, profanity, violations of basic rules) are perceived to be on school buses. Ordinary…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, School Buses, School Districts, Transportation
Vermont Agency of Education, 2020
COVID-19 presents novel and unprecedented challenges to our society. The pandemic is placing our economic system, our system of government and every sector and area of human life under great stress, and forcing us to raise to the challenge in new ways. Education is no exception. Educating students, ensuring they make progress, and safeguarding…
Descriptors: Disease Control, School Closing, Online Courses, School Safety
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Maile, Simeon; Olowoyo, Mary Motolani – Pedagogical Research, 2017
Late coming to school has become a major problem in many schools, particularly township schools with serious consequences. Current research has demonstrated that many schools in South Africa are performing badly due to inefficient use of the teaching and learning time. In this article, we argue that while major administrative interventions are…
Descriptors: High School Students, Slums, Time Management, Intervention
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Dargan, Thomas J.; Silverstone, Adam H. – Journal for Leadership and Instruction, 2014
School districts and school bus contractors are entrusted with the most important of all road users--our nation's children. In the wake of recent newsworthy accidents and attention grabbing headlines regarding unfit bus drivers, claims premised upon school bus accidents have become increasingly tangential and, in turn, personal injury attorneys…
Descriptors: Transportation, Child Safety, School Districts, Accident Prevention
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Perkins, H. Wesley; Perkins, Jessica M.; Craig, David W. – Journal of School Health, 2014
Background: Given that adolescent bullying victimization is a significant concern for secondary education and adolescent development, identifying school contexts in which victimization is most likely to occur is salient. Methods: An anonymous online survey assessed the prevalence of being harassed or bullied in various locations within 20 middle…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, Middle School Students, Classroom Environment
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Chan, Philip Wing Keung – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2018
Cross-border education is defined as the movement of people, knowledge, programs, providers, and curriculums across national or regional jurisdictional borders. Each year, millions of students access better education by crossing their national borders from less developed or newly-industrialized countries to Western, industrialised countries. Most…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Education, Student Mobility, Foreign Policy
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Mazer, Mary E.; Jacobson Vann, Julie C.; Lamanna, Beth F.; Davison, Jean – Journal of School Nursing, 2014
Children who are exposed to diesel exhaust from idling school buses are at increased risk of asthma exacerbation, decreased lung function, immunologic reactions, leukemia, and increased susceptibility to infections. Policies and initiatives that aim to protect school children from the harmful effects of exposure to diesel exhaust range from…
Descriptors: School Buses, Pollution, School Nurses, Responsibility
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Larson, Nicole; Davey, Cynthia S.; Coombes, Brandon; Caspi, Caitlin; Kubik, Martha Y.; Nanney, Marilyn S. – Journal of School Health, 2014
Background: The purpose of this study was to describe promotions for unhealthy and healthy foods and beverages within Minnesota secondary schools from 2008 to 2012, and to examine associations with school-level coordination of environmental improvements and students' dietary behaviors. Methods: The Minnesota School Health Profiles and Minnesota…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Food, Advertising, Correlation
National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE, 2015
Changing schools may greatly impede the academic achievement and social development of students experiencing homelessness. Students who transfer to a new school often experience educational discontinuity and, as a result, lose academic credits. Moreover, the mobility experienced by these students separates them from their social network and from…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Transportation, Access to Education, Transfer Students
Ehrman, Julia – Center for Cities & Schools, 2014
This report examines three factors that pose a risk to student transportation in the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD): school choice, limited transportation resources, and diverse school contexts. It addresses these concerns in order to increase environmental sustainability in transportation among District families.
Descriptors: Student Transportation, Risk, School Districts, Sustainability
LaFee, Scott – School Administrator, 2012
In recent years, school districts have converted portions of their bus fleets to cleaner-burning, sometimes cheaper, alternative fossil fuels, such as compressed natural gas or propane. Others have adopted biodiesel, which combines regular diesel with fuel derived from organic sources, usually vegetable oils or animal fats. The number of biodiesel…
Descriptors: Fuels, Engines, School Buses, Transportation
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Quattrochi, David P.; Robinson, Edward J.; Chapman, Paul E. – SRATE Journal, 2014
The Carrollton Exempted Village School District is experiencing a major transformation due to the Utica Shale industry boom that has positively impacted the district. New money has not been passed by the voters since 1977. As a result, the administration and board had to find alternative ways to fund the district, which includes partnering with…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Financial Support, School Districts, School Business Relationship
Nicastro, Chris L. – Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 2012
The revised minimum standards for school bus chassis and school bus bodies have been prepared in conformity with the Revised Statutes of Missouri (RSMo) for school bus transportation. The standards recommended by the 2010 National Conference on School Transportation and the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) promulgated by the U. S.…
Descriptors: Safety, Student Transportation, Motor Vehicles, Bus Transportation
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