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The purpose of the study was to examine and report on the Vehicle Scheduling Program as provided to the Northern Wells Community School Corporation by the Indiana State Department of Public Instruction. Specifically, the study examined, compared, and analyzed the results of the VSP computer program with the results of the traditional method of scheduling buses in the Northern Wells Community School Corporation. The examinations, analysis, and comparisons involved the following factors:1. Number of buses required.2. Number of bus routes required.3. Number of miles traveled by buses.4. Number of minutes required by buses to complete routes.Data from the study resulted in the following findings:1. A number of districts which have utilized data processing techniques to schedule school bus fleets have experienced substantial financial savings.2. The amount of time required by administrators to prepare data for such computer programs is more extensive than the time required to prepare manual routes.

The problem of this study was to evaluate the quality of service and the adequacy of financial support by the State of the Texas public school transportation system and to indicate what improvements, if any, are needed in order to met ideal standards.

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Purpose of the Study 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 alternative funding plans in relation to recognized principles of pupil transportation finance. Design of the Study The research design for this study was implemented in five phases. First, pupil transportation information was collected from all states in order to review current state pupil transportation programs. Second, pupil transportation literature was reviewed to identify cost factors, fiscal models and evaluation criteria. Third, Virginia's present pupil transportation program was evaluated. Fourth, pupil transportation data for the 1978-79 school year were collected from all school districts in Virginia and analyzed. The best predictor(s) of cost was determined by using appropriate statistical analysis (such as correlation, stepwise multiple regression analysis, and scattergrams) to examine the relationship between per pupil transportation costs (dependent variable) and various independent variables that contribute to variations in cost. The best predictors of cost were used in alternate funding formulas. Finally, computer simulation was used to analyze the fiscal implications of the alternate formulas on the school districts and the state. Conclusions and Recommendations State pupil transportation programs are characterized by diversity and individuality. This writer grouped the fiscal models used by the states to allocate pupil transportation funds into five models: equalization concept/ formula, percentage grant, flat grant, approved cost, and state-owned/operated. From the review of literature, statements and terms related to evaluating state pupil transportation programs were grouped into twelve summary terms. The following terms were considered valid for use in this study: adequacy, reliability, simplicity, efficiency, objectivity, and equity. Virginia's current allocation plan met the requirements for simplicity, objectivity, and partially fulfilled the requirements for efficiency but did not meet the standards for adequacy, reliability and equity. Nine factors that cause variations in the cost of pupil transportation were selected for analysis. The average cost per pupil per year was selected as the dependent/ criterion variable. The analysis concluded that linear density was the best predictor of pupil transportation costs in Virginia. Three alternate funding formulas were developed, and all were judged to be better predictors of cost than Virginia's present reimbursement plan. However, only two of the three plans met all of the evaluative criteria established in the study. Based on the findings of this study, three recommendations were offered. First, Virginia should adopt alternate equation 3 (regression equation utilizing linear density - inverse form - as the cost predictor) for use in distributing pupil transportation funds. Second, Virginia should provide more funds for pupil transportation, eventually providing the full funding of predicted cost. Third, Virginia should conduct a study to determine if special funding provisions are needed for the cost of transporting special education pupils in special buses and, if necessary, develop an appropriate funding plan. / Ed. D.

In this study an attempt is made to determine the adequacy of the school transportation systems of Montague County, Texas.

The purpose of this study is to make a comparison of the unit cost of transportation per pupil in Cameron County, Texas, for the years of 1948-49 and 1949-50 to determine if the transportation provided by the Foundation Act was more economical than the transportation cost under the previous methods of providing for this in Texas schools.

M.Sc. (Environmental Management) / This study explores the school-commuting phenomenon that occurs across the city of Johannesburg, with specific reference to inner city private schools. It was hypothesized that the school commute, much of which has its origins in spatial apartheid, is financially and socially unsustainable. As spatial apartheid continues to dominate the urban landscape in Johannesburg, it is posited that overall, the school commute hinders the City of Johannesburg’s progress towards becoming a sustainable city. In particular, a sustainable city has both sustainable social systems and a sustainable transport system, amongst other things. It is argued here that in Johannesburg, the existence of nonsustainable social systems in formerly designated ‘black only’ residential areas, such as dysfunctional and poorly resourced public schools, is driving a school commute to inner city private schools. In particular, historically disadvantaged individuals, who were forced under apartheid to reside on the urban periphery, are the ones who do the longest and most expensive commute to school. For the learners and parents, this decision to enroll in inner city schools comes at a financial cost, for transport, and in time spent commuting, which is lowering the overall quality of life for these families. The study is limited to inner city, low cost private schools within the City of Johannesburg (CoJ). The respondents were parents or guardians of learners enrolled in these schools. The study found that the majority of learners enrolled in these schools resided outside of the inner city itself, mostly in former designated ‘black-only’ space. The overwhelming majority of learners were black and identified with various tribal groups, although Zulu was the most dominant. They hailed from lower middle class to upper working class homes. Parents had elected to enroll their children in these inner city private schools, rather than in geographically close-to-home schools for reasons associated with academic performance, discipline and the perceived quality of the teaching. It was clear that local township schools were shunned by these parents who were prepared to spend significant amounts of money on the school commute and have their children spend more than 30 minutes getting to school each day instead of enrolling them in no-fee township schools within walking distance from home.

It is the purpose of this study to show the bus transportation set up in the schools of Donley County, Texas and to show how it can be made more effective. The following factors will be considered in studying this problem: 1. Number of pupils transported, 2. Number of buses used, 3. Comfort of pupils en route to and from the school, 5. Length of bus routes, 6. Amount of time pupils spend on the bus, 7. Cost of transportation, 8. Type of equipment used, 9. Condition of roads, 10. Cooperation of home and school,11. Improvement of the above factors. Each of the above factors will be considered carefully in studying this problem.