Researchers: Start high school at 10 AM
Research suggest starting high school as late as 10 or 11 AM. A compromise would be not starting class while students are still asleep.
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CDC says kids need more sleep
Schools are, once again, called on by scientists, doctors, parents, and advocates to adjust start times for HS students to no earlier than 8:30.
Balto. Co. goes the other way on teen sleep
It blows our mind that some high schools will be ringing the first bell even earlier this fall, flying in the face of decades of research.
A good rest is critical to long-term learning
If you're not getting enough sleep, it could keep you from applying what you learn to new situations over the long term, research suggests.
Lack of sleep increases failure risk in school
A Md. county considers, again, starting high school after 7:17, because teen sleep patterns put kids at risk of failure if they don't get enough sleep.
Pediatricians call for school start times after 8:30
Studies have been on record for years, and the Amer. Acad. of Pediatrics has now issued a call to start school later so teens can get some more sleep.
Md. approves bill that would look at adolescent sleep
A sleep study by Maryland's Dept of Health & Mental Hygiene seems destined to become law. It will study sleep needs of high school students.
Howard Co. considers new high school start times
Another Maryland county is considering making start times at its high schools better in touch with teenagers' biological circadian rhythms. But it could take a while.
We join Arne Duncan in call for later H S start times
US Ed Secretary Arne Duncan tweeted that high school start times should be later, and we agree. Case in point: high schools in one Maryland county start at 7:17 AM. That's just ridiculous.
Should HS start later than 7:17 AM in one MD county?
The school board in Anne Arundel County, Md., issued a report last week that addressed the possibility of starting class later, especially for high school students in the county.