Toolkit
Local & National Case Studies
Local Case Study
Durango Public Schools: Equitable Access to School Choice
Transportation. Local Case Study. FINAL 3.31.23.pdfNational Case Study
New Orleans Public Schools: Equitable Access to School Choice
Transportation National Case Study vs 7 13 23.pdfTools & Resources Recommended by Our Presenters & Panelists
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https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-new-study-shows-controversial-post-katrina-school-reforms-paid-off-for-new-orleans/
Blagg, K. (2018). The Road to School: How Far Students Travel to School in the Choice-Rich Cities of Denver, Detroit, New Orleans, New York City, and Washington, DC. Urban Institute. https://policycommons.net/artifacts/631182/the-road-to-school/1612568/
Bierbaum, A. H., Karner, A., & Barajas, J. M. (2021). Toward Mobility Justice: Linking Transportation and Education Equity in the Context of School Choice. Journal of the American Planning Association, 87(2), 197–210. https://doi.org/10.1080/01944363.2020.1803104
Cordes, S., Schwartz, A., & Rick, C. (2022). Do Long Bus Rides Drive Down Academic Outcomes? Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Vol 44, No 4, 689–716.
DeGood, K., & Schwartz, A. (2016). Can New Transportation Technologies Improve Equity and Access to Opportunity? Center for American Progress. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/can-new-transportation-technologies-improve-equity-and-access-to-opportunity/
Edwards, D. S. (2021). Just Out of Reach? Unrestrained Supply, Constrained Demand, and Access to Effective Schools in and Around Detroit. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 43(3), 391–418. https://doi.org/10.3102/0162373721996738
Lincove, J., & Valant, J. (2018). The barriers that make charter schools inaccessible to disadvantaged families. Brookings Institute: Brown Center Chalkboard. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/brown-center-chalkboard/2018/03/16/the-barriers-that-make-charter-schools-inaccessible-to-disadvantaged-families/
Marshall, D. T. (2017). Equity and access in charter schools: Identifying issues and solutions. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 25, 83. https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.25.2745
Oblack, R. (2019). Back-to-School After Hurricane Katrina. ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/back-to-school-after-hurricane-katrina-3443854
Pizzol, B., Giannotti, M., & Tomasiello, D. B. (2021). Qualifying accessibility to education to investigate spatial equity. Journal of Transport Geography, 96, 103199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2021.103199
Samelson, M. (2018). DPS Transportation Policies to Match Its School Choice Policy. Donnell-Kay Foundation. http://dkfoundation.org/assets/img/DPS-Transportation-Recommendations.pdf
Sandretto, S., Hopkins, D., Wilson, G., & Mandic, S. (2020). Competing tensions: Active transport to school, school choice and policy making. Journal of Transport & Health, Volume 18. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2214140520301122
Scott, M. R., & Marshall, D. T. (2019). Public Transit and School Choice in Philadelphia: Exploring Spatial Equity and Social Exclusion. Journal of School Choice, 13(2), 177–197. https://doi.org/10.1080/15582159.2018.1547579
Tackett, R. (2022). Artificial Intelligence Optimization Powers Better Routing. School BUSRide. https://school-busride.com/artificial-intelligence-optimization-powers-better-routing/
Thomsen, J. (2014). Charter Schools—Does the state specify who must provide transportation to charter schools students? Education Commission of the States. http://www.publiccharters.org/sites/default/files/migrated/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Fifty-State-Analysis-of-Charter-School-Transportation-Provisions_Education-Commission-of-the-States_June-2014.pdf
Verstegen, D. (2011). Public Education Finance Systems in the United States and funding policies for populations with special educational needs. Education Policy Analysis Archives, Volume 19. http://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/article/view/769
Weinstein, M., Cordes, S. A., Rick, C., & Schwartz, A. E. (2022). Riding the Yellow School Bus: Equity in bus transportation across districts, schools, and students. Urban Education, 004208592211140. https://doi.org/10.1177/00420859221114084