Practical Tactics to Get High Schools to Start Later
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3 Adolescent Sleep Myths to Debunk
Sleep health researchers shine light on some of the most common myths held by parents and caregivers about their adolescents’ sleep.
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Teens Slept 45 Minutes More a Night When Their School District Tried a New Scheduling Strategy
Changing middle and high school schedules can lead to significantly improved shut-eye for students, a new study found.
Read MoreSalt Lake City Schools Opt For Later Start Times
Salt Lake City schools are opting for later school start times, a move that is strongly recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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Migraines & School Start Times: For Teens, Later School Start Can Yield Benefits Similar to Migraine Prevention Drugs
“If our findings are confirmed in future research, shifting to a later high school start time is a modifiable, society-level intervention that could translate to thousands of fewer migraine days and fewer missed days of school for teenagers.”
Read MoreSchool Is Back in Session. For Once, Teens Can Get Enough Sleep. (Editor’s Message)
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, schools are embracing later morning start times at a shockingly fast pace.
Read MoreThe Coronavirus Has Made It Obvious. Teenagers Should Start School Later.
School start times are the biggest reason teenagers are often tired. There may have been some justification for it in the past, but not now, reports New York Times Opinion.
Read MoreStudy Suggests Later School Start Times Reduce Car Crashes
A study published online as an accepted paper in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that later school start times were associated with a significant drop in vehicle accidents involving teen drivers. Researchers...
Read MoreFewer Students Are Tardy as Morning Bell Rings Later in Affton Schools
After a school district changed its start time to 8 am, from 7:10 am, students are more engaged, reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. But not everyone is thrilled with the new schedule. “I’m not a big fan of it. I...
Read MoreWhen Your 200-Month-Old Can’t Sleep Through the Night
The biology of adolescent sleep leads to a later sleep onset time, which doesn’t pair well with early school start times, reports The New York Times. All these adolescents should be screened for depression and anxiety, Dr....
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Snooze You Can Use: California Legislates More Sleep For Better Health
A law recently signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that mandates later start times for most students—no earlier than 8 a.m. in middle school and 8:30 a.m. in high school—is the first statewide response in the United States to overwhelming evidence that chronic lack of sleep impairs teens.
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California to Start School Day Later So Students Get More Sleep
School start time bill SB 328 has been signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom, making...
Read MoreThe Big Number: How 48 Minutes of Extra Sleep Helped These Teens
The Washington Post looks at why teenagers today often do not get enough sleep and how getting some extra slumber can benefit their health. After a Colorado school district moved its high school start time from 7:10 a.m. to 8:20...
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Teens Who Sleep Longer Are More Alert For Homework When School Starts Later
Preliminary findings from a new study of middle school and high school students suggest that they...
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