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Data and Code to Assess the US EPA School Bus Rebate Program

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Creator:: Pedde, Meredith
Description:: We took advantage of the randomized allocation of the US EPA's funding for school bus replacements and retrofits to causally assess the impacts of upgrading buses through the EPA’s national School Bus Rebate Program on various outcomes including attendance, educational performance, and community air quality (PM2.5). Specifically, we used classical intent-to-treat analyses for randomized controlled trials to compare the changes in school district average attendance, test scores (reading language arts and math), and PM2.5 levels after vs before the 2012 through 2017 lotteries by funding selection status. We used overall district attendance rates and average standardized test scores since rates were not available for only school-bus riders.
Keyword:: School Bus Emissions , Student standardized testing, School Attendance, Diesel Air Pollution, Test scores, Educational performance, PM2.5, Air pollution , and Air quality
Discipline:: Health Sciences

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Creator:: Pedde, Meredith
Description:: In this study, we took advantage of the randomized allocation of the US EPA's funding for school bus replacements and retrofits to causally assess the impacts of upgrading buses on student attendance through the EPA’s national School Bus Rebate Program. Specifically, we used classical intent-to-treat analyses for randomized controlled trials to compare the change in school district level attendance rates after vs before the 2012 through 2017 lotteries by funding selection status . We used overall district attendance rates since rates were not available for only school-bus riders.
Keyword:: School Bus Emissions, Diesel Air Pollution, and School Attendance
Citation to related publication:: Pedde, M., Szpiro, A., Hirth, R. et al. Randomized design evidence of the attendance benefits of the EPA School Bus Rebate Program. Nat Sustain (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01088-7
Discipline:: Health Sciences

Creator:: Pedde, Meredith
Description:: In this study, we took advantage of the randomized allocation of the US EPA's funding for school bus replacements and retrofits to causally assess the impacts of upgrading buses through the EPA’s national School Bus Rebate Program on attendance, educational performance, and community air quality (PM2.5). Specifically, we used classical intent-to-treat analyses for randomized controlled trials to compare the changes in school district average attendance, test scorers (reading language arts and math), and PM2.5 levels after vs before the 2012 through 2017 lotteries by funding selection status.
Keyword:: School Bus Emissions, Diesel Air Pollution, Attendance, Test scores, Educational performance, PM2.5, Air pollution, and Air quality
Citation to related publication:: Adar SD, Pedde M, Hirth R, Szpiro A. 2024. Assessing the National Health, Education, and Air Quality Benefits of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s School Bus Rebate Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial Design. Research Report 221. Boston, MA: Health Effects Institute.
Discipline:: Health Sciences

Creator:: Pedde, Meredith
Description:: In this study, we took advantage of the randomized allocation of the US EPA's funding for school bus replacements and retrofits to causally assess the impacts of upgrading buses on students' educational performance through the EPA’s national School Bus Rebate Program. Specifically, we used classical intent-to-treat analyses for randomized controlled trials to compare the change in school district level reading and language arts and math standardized test scores after vs before the 2012 through 2016 lotteries by funding selection status . We used overall district average standardized test scores since rates were not available for only school-bus riders.
Keyword:: School Bus Emissions, Diesel Air Pollution, and Student standardized testing
Citation to related publication:: Pedde, M., Szpiro, A., Hirth, R., Adar, S. School Bus Rebate Program and Student Educational Performance Test Scores. JAMA Network Open (2024). https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.3121
Discipline:: Health Sciences