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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Pupil Transportation"”.
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Three Essays on Pupil Transportation
… this dissertation, I examine the link between pupil transportation policy and three outcomes. </p><p>The first paper exploits idiosyncratic variation in the percentage of weekdays that are instructional school days in a month and variation in pupil transportation spending within districts over …
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A study of the funding of pupil transportation in Virginia
… The purpose of this study was to examine the pupil transportation program in Virginia relative to those used in the fifty states, to examine variations in transportation costs among Virginia's school districts, and to analyze Virginia's present pupil transportation funding method and …
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Cost-side equalization and the Virginia pupil transportation funding formula
… whether the 1988-89 method of distributing state pupil transportation funds in Virginia met generally accepted standards of quality for such distribution methods, and whether the method of distributing pupil transportation funds served to enhance fiscal equalization in Virginia by properly taking …
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Outsourcing And The Pupil Transportation Industry In Minnesota: An Economic Evaluation
… the use of private contractors increases total transportation costs by 21 percent, a much greater effect than when the endogenous decision to outsource is ignored. However, as a share of total expenditure, outsourcing increases the ratio by about 2 percent; thus showing evidence of the cost …
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An analysis of the funding of public school transportation in North Carolina
The purpose of this study was (1) to examine the pupil transportation program in North Carolina relative to those used in the fifty states, (2) to examine variations in pupil transportation costs among North Carolina’s school districts, (3) to identify factors related to variations in per pupil …
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Public aid for the transportation of private elementary and secondary school pupils in the United States
… legal and financial status of public aid for the transportation of private elementary and secondary school pupils in the United States. A combination of legal and survey research methodology was used to approach the study in three phases. A survey was sent to all states to identify those which …
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Policies and Practices for Improving Student Bus Behavior: A Delphi Study
… structure of the National Association for Pupil Transportation. This process resulted in a broad representation of experts on student bus behavior throughout the United States. The panel of experts included superintendents, directors of transportation, principals or assistant principals, …
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Who Is Riding the Bus and How Does It Impact Student Sleep, Attendance, Discipline, Mental Health, and Achievement?
… to determine the relationship between morning transportation mode choice, sleep, and factors that impact achievement for students in grades 9-12 at Sleepy Valley High School. The study also examined the relationship between race and/or socioeconomic status and morning transportation mode choice …