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Peer reviewedPettigrew, Thomas F.; And Others – Integrated Education, 1972
A rebuttal of a negative evaluation of busing programs published by David Armor, which focuses on the methodological shortcomings of an investigation of a voluntary busing program in metropolitan Boston called METCO done by Armor. (JM)
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Methods, Program Evaluation
Download full textTurner, W. E.; And Others – 1972
The sixth full year of Title I, Elementary Secondary Education Act programs in Wichita, Kansas has just been completed. As in previous years, the major thrust of Title I or Project SPEEDY (Special Programs to Enhance the Education of Disadvantaged Youth) has been in the area of corrective reading and other programs designed to promote language…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Compensatory Education, Educational Resources, Private Schools
Carriedo, Ruben; And Others – 1986
The San Diego Unified School District (California) began operating a computerized routing and scheduling system for its pupil transportation services at the beginning of the 1985-86 academic school year. The computerized system, provided by Ecotran Systems, Inc. (ECO) of Cleveland, Ohio experienced an inordinate number of difficulties. A…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Computer Oriented Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Flow Charts
Anker, Irving – 1974
Based on the firm conviction that integrated schools are vital to our efforts to provide quality education for all children, the New York City Board of Education has continued to assume a leadership role in developing and supporting programs aimed at reducing minority group isolation. A variety of techniques has been employed: selection of sites…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Decentralization, Educational Administration, Ethnic Distribution
Pettigrew, Thomas F.; And Others – Public Interest, 1973
David Armor's "The Evidence on Busing" presented a distorted and incomplete review of this politically charged topic. We respect Armor's right to publish his views against "mandatory busing." But we challenge his claim that these views are supported by scientific evidence. A full discussion of our reading of the relevant…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Bus Transportation, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Methods
Armor, David J. – Public Interest, 1973
Thomas Pettigrew and his associates have missed the essential point of my study. The essential requirement for sound reasoning on this matter is observance of the distinction among the findings of science, the results of policy, and the dictates of law or morality. I studied the results of existing policies of induced school integration (all of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, Bus Transportation, Desegregation Effects
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (DOT), Washington, DC. – 1974
Volume 17 of the 10-volume Highway Safety Program Manual (which provides guidance to State and local governments on preferred highway safety practices) focuses on pupil transportation safety. The purpose and objectives of a pupil transportation safety program are outlined. Federal authority in the area of pupil transportation and policies…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Federal Legislation
Dee, Rita – 1972
Operation Hospitality was a program started 4 years ago to bus children from all black inner city parochial schools to all white parochial schools, largely suburban. The first phase of an overall evaluation of the program involved the attitudes of the participating student populations. The second aspect of evaluation which was planned involved an…
Descriptors: Black Community, Bus Transportation, Community Surveys, Desegregation Effects
Armor, David J. – Public Interest, 1972
The development of school integration programs throughout the country has made possible a test of the hypothesis that school integration enhances black achievement, aspirations, self-esteem, race relations, and opportunities for higher education. The programs reviewed here have two important characteristics that may limit ability to their being…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Black Students, Bus Transportation
PDF pending restorationCase, Elizabeth J.; Bouchard, Donald – 1986
Overall effectiveness and impact were evaluated for the Alternative Transportation Program (ATP) of the Albuquerque (New Mexico) Public Schools, funded under Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Two specialists implemented the ATP, which developed and presented curricula and assemblies tailored to handicapped students…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Assembly Programs, Behavior Problems, Bus Transportation
Clarke, Keith Wayne – 1975
The primary intention of this study was to answer the question: are METCO students getting a good education? The study had as its purpose recording the opinions of METCO parents and school administrators in suburban communities with METCO students as to whether or not these schools were providing METCO students with the opportunity and resources…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Black Students, Bus Transportation
Evans, Charles L. – 1973
School integration was accomplished by three major procedures: (1) Faculties at all schools were integrated; (2) Two all-black high schools and two all-black middle schools were closed. Students were provided with free transportation to predominantly white schools; and (3) 27 elementary schools were combined into six clusters, each cluster…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bus Transportation, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Methods
Flast, Florence – 1975
Described are the problems in the New York City Schools' transportation system for handicapped pupils, and suggested are ways to improve services. The study included interviews with administrators, teachers, parents, students, bus drivers, and bus company representatives; observations at various school settings; and analyses of budgetary factors.…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Exceptional Child Services, Financial Policy, Handicapped Children
Des Moines Public Schools, IA. – 1991
In addition to the regular transportation of students to school, the Transportation Department of the Des Moines (Iowa) Independent Community School District provides transportation for alternative and special education programs, field trips, and after-school activities. The context evaluation (program description), input evaluation (staffing and…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Field Trips
New York Univ., NY. Center for Field Research and School Services. – 1972
This report evaluates four New York City school district educational projects funded by the "New York State Urban Education Program". The Diagnostic and Remedial Reading Center provides intensive instruction in reading to approximately 40 to 45 children during the academic year. The center is staffed by a reading specialist, a part-time…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Educational Diagnosis, Individualized Instruction, Inservice Teacher Education
