This digest summarizes information suggesting that long bus rides are part of the hidden costs of school and district consolidation. Rural school districts spend more than twice per pupil what urban districts spend on transportation. A review of studies shows that rural school children were more likely than suburban school children to have bus…

In the 1997-98 school year, the town school boards of rural Rutland County, Vermont, established a regional school choice collaborative. Key program features were limits on the number of choice students from each school; no exchange of money between school boards; a lottery to determine admission at schools with excess applicants; parent/student…

A review on both a state-by-state basis and on the national level of developments pertaining to school integration, including integration litigation, Office of Civil Rights, H.E.W., policy and actions, student rights, public school enrollment trends, affirmative action by universities in their employment practices, and others. (JM)

Reviews the results of a number of national opinion surveys concerning school integration, integration methods, and race relations; several Supreme Court and other federal court decisions; and, various developments in 16 states, on a state-by-state basis. (JM)

The ruling by U. S. District Judge Stephen J. Roth on September 27, 1971, in Bradley versus Milliken, a case involving charges by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People that the Detroit School system was segregated. (JM)

The computer-based system for routing school buses in rural areas which is discussed minimizes both transportation costs and the average student ride time. Route generation methodology is described and a flowchart of the algorithm is included. (Author/JJD)

Historical overview considers the role of transportation in education before 1954, when school busing was used to improve education by consolidating rural schools and centralize effort in urban schools, and after the 1954 Supreme Court decision that racially segregated schools were inherently unequal. Different attitudes toward forced busing are…

Looks at such current remedies as compensatory/remedial instructional programs, pairing and clustering of schools, and magnet schools. Discusses the relationship between the nature of the violation and the kind of remedy required. (IRT)

This study investigated differences between high and low school attending of 38 severely emotionally disturbed adolescents. High attenders were from higher socioeconomic backgrounds, demonstrated higher mathematics skills, exhibited a superior behavioral adjustment, and were more likely to travel to school by private rather than public…

A North Carolina school district has faced severe budget constraints; however, the school food service, transportation, and facilities departments have effectively cut costs and improved efficiency. Includes a list of 40 ways to save school dollars, updated from a 1978 publication of this journal. (MLF)

School systems are being required to extend transportation services to more severely handicapped children and younger handicapped children. Discusses new legislation and bus driver responsibility and training, and advises administrators to become involved in special education students' individualized education programs. (MLF)

Encourages environmental and outdoor educators to promote bicycling. In the community and the curriculum, cycling connects environmental issues, health and fitness, law and citizenship, appropriate technology, and the joy of being outdoors. Describes the Ontario Cycling Association's cycling strategy and its four components: school cycling…