ERIC Number: ED592623
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Oct
Pages: 25
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Going the Distance: Understand the Benefits of a Long Commute to School. Research Report
Denice, Patrick; Gross, Betheny
Urban Institute
In an analysis of 3,100 students entering ninth grade in Denver, this report identified 1,000 "super travelers," students willing to travel farther or past more schools to get to their first-choice high school. Super travelers' first-choice schools had better academic outcomes, fewer disciplinary incidents, and more advanced courses and dual-language programs than schools closer to home. Though most super travelers could have found a closer school with one of these qualities, only 22 percent could find a similar package of benefits nearer to home. The likelihood of being a super traveler varied by race and ethnicity and by socioeconomic status.
Descriptors: Grade 9, Urban Areas, Travel, High Schools, High School Students, School Choice, Proximity, Commuting Students, Transportation, Extracurricular Activities, Racial Differences, Geographic Regions, Socioeconomic Status, Graduation Rate, Standardized Tests, Scores, Discipline, Advanced Placement
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Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Grade 9; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
Sponsor: Walton Family Foundation
Authoring Institution: Urban Institute; Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE)
Identifiers - Location: Colorado (Denver)
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