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Q&A on busing and rideshare statistics for Summer Rising 2024

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Council Member Rita C. Joseph inquires about the number of students who qualified for bus service and utilized prepaid rideshare for afternoon transportation during Summer Rising 2024. DOE officials provide specific statistics.

Approximately 57,000 students were bused during Summer Rising 2024
This number represents an increase of about 17,000 students over the past 2 years
About 1,500 students utilized the rideshare option for transportation

Rita C. Joseph

2:10:18

So if it's for the summer of 2024, how many of our students qualified for eligible they were eligible for bus service, and how many of those students were also part of the prepaid rideshare for afternoon transportation?

Emma Vadehra

2:10:33

So turns it off instead of on.

2:10:38

For this past summer, we bused about 57,000 students.

2:10:44

Just as a note, that's up about 17,000 students over the past 2 years.

2:10:49

We are seeing more and more students ride our buses.

2:10:53

So that's the busing number.

2:10:55

The rideshare number, about 1500 students utilized rideshare.

2:11:02

Students utilize Russia.

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