Amount spent annually on transportation 

Additional information from the 38th Annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Schools and Colleges, including the median cost of transportation per student and as a percentage of total district expenditures....

More Schools M&O data 

Additional information from the 38th Annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Schools and Colleges, including the number of students, total M&O expenditure, amount spent annually on energy (gas, electricity and other fuels), number of buildings, amount spent annually on transportation, and amount spent annually on custodial and maintenance supplies by responding school districts....

More Colleges M&O data 

Additional information from the 38th Annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Schools and Colleges, including the mean FTE enrollment of survey respondents, total M&O expenditure, square feet maintained per custodian, square feet maintained per maintenance worker, square feet of building maintained per student, amount spent annually on energy (gas, electricity and other fuels), and number of motor vehicles by responding colleges....

38th Annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Schools 

By Joe Agron (jagron@asumag.com)

Despite the worst economic environment in generations, spending by K-12 institutions on maintenance and operations held its own — defying historical trends that have shown M&O spending among the most affected in times of budget tightening....

38th Annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Colleges 

By Joe Agron (jagron@asumag.com)

The nation's colleges are feeling the pinch of the economic downturn, and maintenance and operations budgets especially are under pressure....

Badges on Buses 

The Shawnee Mission (Kan.) school district has begun a program to combat the growing problem of motorists not stopping when they see school bus stop arms....

Hybrid School Bus Debuts in Colorado 

The Adams 12 Five Star School District began using Colorado's first-ever hybrid school bus earlier this year....

Hop on the Bus 

School buses remain the dominant form of daily transportation for students....

Cleaner Buses for 8 Iowa Districts 

Eight school districts in Iowa will receive matching grants from the state's Bus Emissions Education Program (BEEP) to buy new diesel school buses. ...

Risky Roads 

By David Stevenson

Schools and universities can manage transportation liability with smart practices....

A Safe Route 

By Mike Kennedy

Schools and universities must ensure the safety of students and staff as they travel to, from and on campus....

Inside: Transportation: More Stringent Regulations Sought 

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters is calling for more stringent safety regulations on school buses. ...

Inside: Transportation: Texas Seat Belts 

Texas has enacted a law that eventually will require school buses in the state to have lap-shoulder safety belts in every seat. ...

Inside: Transportation: Train is bound for controversy 

University of Maryland officials say they want a light-rail or rapid-bus system on their College Park campus....

Traffic Trials 

By Thomas Harknett

Transportation master plans can help create safer, more efficient campus designs....

Watch Your Step 

By Scott Kelley

Schools should focus on pedestrian safety when implementing a traffic-calming program....

Walk This Way 

By Nick Mason

A Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program can make a difference for students and staff....

Inside: Transportation 

NYC brings back some bus routes; No cell phones for bus drivers?; Largest U.S. school bus operator purchased...

Inside: Transportation 

Out with the old; Cleaner buses; Seeking hybrids...

Two for One 

By Tim Ammon and Scott Little

Tips for managing the evolving consolidation of facilities and transportation management....

Running on Empty 

By Julie Hall

Elevated fuel prices have prompted schools and universities to look for more creative ways to make it from point A to point B--and save a few pennies along the way....

Stepping up Protection 

By Mike Kennedy

Improvements in technology enable schools and universities to make campuses safer....

Transportation 

Mike Kennedy

Technology has made routing and scheduling school buses a less daunting task....

Timely Transport 

By Andy Forsyth

A performance measurement system can give administrators greater confidence in assessing a transportation program....

Solutions Center: Bus Compounds 

Q&A page, bus compounds ...