2025 State of School Transportation Report. Issue Brief

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Title: 2025 State of School Transportation Report. Issue Brief
Language: English
Authors: NORC at the University of Chicago
Source: NORC at the University of Chicago. 2025.
Availability: NORC at the University of Chicago. 55 East Monrow Street, 30th Floor, Chicago, IL 60603. Tel: 312-759-4000; Web site: https://www.norc.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 35
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Reports - Research
Descriptors: Student Transportation, Bus Transportation, School Buses, Labor Market, Supply and Demand, Barriers, Administrators, Parents, Administrator Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Experience, School Personnel, School Role, Motor Vehicles, Public Schools, School Districts, Race, Time Factors (Learning), Child Safety, Socioeconomic Status, School Policy
Abstract: As students return to schools across the country this fall, a new pair of surveys conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research in partnership with HopSkipDrive, examines the current experiences of school administrators and parents when it comes to student transportation. In the context of increased nationwide bus driver shortages and shifting transportation needs and responsibilities, this study reveals the common experiences and problems that school administrators and parents face, and highlights potential solutions to these issues that both groups identify. [This survey was conducted by and the report was prepared by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research in partnership with HopSkipDrive, and funded by HopSkipDrive.]
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: ED679223
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:As students return to schools across the country this fall, a new pair of surveys conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research in partnership with HopSkipDrive, examines the current experiences of school administrators and parents when it comes to student transportation. In the context of increased nationwide bus driver shortages and shifting transportation needs and responsibilities, this study reveals the common experiences and problems that school administrators and parents face, and highlights potential solutions to these issues that both groups identify. [This survey was conducted by and the report was prepared by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research in partnership with HopSkipDrive, and funded by HopSkipDrive.]