Starting in middle school, and especially in high school, public school children commute to a school that is outside their neighborhood.

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Though he was enrolled at The Bronx High School of Science, a prestigious New York City public school, attending the school required him to make the long commute to the city's northernmost borough every day.

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But the slushy morning commute and widespread school delays as the storm moved eastward, were minor compared to the storm's impact on the Midwest, where it was blamed for separate crashes in Illinois, Kansas and Missouri on snow-slicked roads.

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This month ForbesWoman ranked it as the best city in the country for working mothers, thanks to its affordable cost of living, great school system, high wages and short commute.

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