Start School Later

Start School Later, aka Healthy Hours, is a non-profit organization in the United States.^[1][2] It was founded in 2011 by grassroots advocates, sleep researchers, pediatricians, social workers, and educators to help communities delay school starting times and ensure safe, healthy school hours.^[3] The organization has received media coverage and editorial support in publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, BBC Brasil, WGBH, and The Washington Post.^[4][5] In 2013 U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan tweeted his support for later high school start times,^[6] and in 2014 the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a policy statement recommending that middle and high schools start no earlier than 8:30 a.m.^[7]

References

1. ↑ Hoffman, Jan (March 13, 2014). "To Keep Teenagers Alert, Schools Let Them Sleep In". The New York Times. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
2. ↑ Reddy, Sumathi (August 25, 2014). "Teens Need Later Start to School Day, Doctors Group Says". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
3. ↑ Sheldon, Stephen H.; Ferber, Richard; Kryger, Meir; Gozal, David (2014). Principles of Pediatric Sleep Medicine, 2nd Edition. Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders. p. 293. ISBN 978-1-4557-0318-0.
4. ↑ http://www.startschoollater.net/ssl-in-the-news.html
5. ↑ http://www.startschoollater.net/editorial-support.html
6. ↑ Duncan, Arne (arneduncan). “Common sense to improve student achievement that too few have implemented: let teens sleep more, start school later wapo.st/14WCs4R.” 19 Aug 2013, 6.41 p.m. Tweet
7. ↑ American Academcy of Pediatrics. Policy Statement:School Start Times for Adolescents. Pediatrics 2014 Sep;134(3):642-649 http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2014/08/19/peds.2014-1697