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Later school start times benefit students and the economy

Sep 12 2017...

The health benefits of delayed school start times for students are well-documented. But what is the economic impact of starting school later? READ MORE>>

“Make Time 2 Sleep” with online bedtime calculator

Aug 14 2017...

You can almost hear the groans of tired schoolchildren as summer changes to fall and a new school year begins. Early school start times mean no more sleeping in, and this can be a tough transition for many children and their families. READ MORE>>

Later school start times for students

Apr 20 2017...

Middle and high school students have to balance academics, sports, social lives, and additional extracurricular activities. Keeping up with these responsibilities leaves minimal time for relaxing, let alone getting a good night’s sleep. READ MORE>>

Later high school start times help teens

Dec 14 2016...

Starting school later may have a positive impact on important aspects of high school life. That’s the evidence from a new review of published research. The review found that teens slept about 19 minutes longer on school nights when school started up to 60 minutes later. That adds up to more than 1.5 hours of sleep during the school week. When school started more than 60 minutes later, teens slept about 53 minutes more on school nights. That’s more than 4 hours of sleep per week. READ MORE>>

CDC school start times

Aug 25 2015...

The alarm goes off at 6 a.m. Then it goes off four more times, because an extra 10 minutes of sleep trumps sitting down for breakfast. A granola bar on the bus is the gourmet breakfast of choice. The morning bus arrives at its stop by 6:38 a.m. and rolls into the school’s roundabout by 7 a.m. on the dot. Thirty more minutes blur by before another alarm goes off — the one that tells students it’s time to break out of zombie mode and start learning. READ MORE>>

Five sleep tips for parents of tired teens

Aug 27 2014...

The summertime sleep habits of most teens today would be enough to make Ben Franklin blow a proverbial fuse. A 3 a.m. to Noon sleep schedule isn’t likely to meet his standard of “early to bed, early to rise.” But it can be the norm for night-owl teens when they are free from a school schedule.

As teens go back to school for the fall, Ben will get his revenge each morning when the alarm clock sounds. These early morning wake-up calls will leave most teens short on sleep during the school week. Here are five tips from the AASM to help parents promote healthy sleep in teens. READ MORE>>

Most U.S. teens are still losing sleep

Jun 16 2014...

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms what most high school teachers already know: U.S. teens aren’t getting enough sleep.

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends that teens get a little more than nine hours of nightly sleep for optimal health and daytime alertness. But CDC data show that only 31.7 percent of high school students report sleeping at least eight hours on a typical school night. Clearly, American teens are failing to make the grade when it comes to their sleep. READ MORE>>

Early School Start Times Endanger Teen Drivers, Study Finds

Apr 22 2011...

Teens as a group are notoriously bad drivers, with the highest annual accident and traffic violation rate of any age group in the United States. Parents have good reason to fear for the worst every time their child gets behind the wheel: auto accidents are the leading cause of death for America’s teens. READ MORE>>

Students see improvements with later school start times

Jul 06 2010...

A slight change to high school start times may make a big impact on wakefulness and academic performance. A study published in the July issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine is the latest to show why starting school near dawn may not be in the students' best interest. READ MORE>>