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April 21, 2024 38 mins

Buses and Alternative Education

 

People have discussed the apparent link between school buses and school schedules for years.   Why are the schools beginning at a particular time?  Why do they end at that time?  Questions parents, students, teachers, and other folks in the community pose quite often.  

 

Well, there is a link. Students need transportation to school, but is it beneficial? Does riding the bus hinder the child’s education?  

 

We were surprised at what we discovered!  

Sage Journals, Who Takes the Bus?

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/03611981231164388

 

Brown University/Annenberg, Do Long Bus Rides Drive Down Academic Outcomes?

Chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED616857.pdf

 

ODOT statistics and rules concerning school buses.

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Ed stats for 20th-century

chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://nces.ed.gov/pubs93/93442.pdf

 

National Statistics on School Transportation

chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.saferoutespartnership.org/sit

es/default/files/pdf/school_bus_cuts_national_stats_FINAL.pdf

 

The University of Michigan -Could riding older school buses hinder student performance?

https://news.umich.edu/could-riding-older-school-buses-hinder-student-performance/

 

History of school buses.

https://www.transfinder.com/resources/School-Bus-Routing-History-of-the-School-Bus

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