Running Late

Student Commutes and High School Tardiness in Baltimore City

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ID9732246
AuthorsJ Burdick-Will (0000-0002-3670-4179, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md, corresponding author), Marc Stein (0000-0003-3689-0642, Improving Education, Baltimore, MD)
Year2024
Volume53
Issue7
Pages412-419
Publication date2024-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducational Researcher (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-189X • E-ISSN: 1935-102X
PublisherAmerican Educational Research Association (AERA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3102/0013189x241256963
OpenAlexW4399585639
LanguageEN
References cited27

In this study, we use estimated public transit routes for high school students in Baltimore City to predict the number of days they are late during the school year. We find that after adjusting for individual and school characteristics, school preferences, and neighborhood fixed effects, total travel time and transit use are not predictive of tardiness, but requiring a bus transfer is. These estimates do not vary by student or school characteristics, indicating that this is a general phenomenon that has more to do with system-level reliability than individual motivation or school climate. These findings highlight the hidden costs imposed on some students who wish to leave their neighborhood and travel across town for better educational opportunities

Economic growth · Economics · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Sociology · Tardiness · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · School Choice and Performance · Youth Substance Use and School Attendance

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