Rise and shine: The effect of school start times on academic performance from childhood through puberty

JA Heissel, S Norris - Journal of Human Resources, 2018 - jhr.uwpress.org
We analyze the effect of school start time on academic performance. Sleep patterns are
determined in part by sunrise times, which vary across time zones. Because school start …

Snooze or lose: High school start times and academic achievement

JA Groen, SW Pabilonia - Economics of Education Review, 2019 - Elsevier
Many US high schools start classes before 8: 00 am, yet sleep science suggests that
students' circadian rhythms shift to later in the day as they enter adolescence. Some school …

Early to rise? The effect of daily start times on academic performance

F Edwards - Economics of Education Review, 2012 - Elsevier
Local school districts often stagger daily start times for their schools in order to reduce
busing costs. This paper uses data on all middle school students in Wake County, NC from …

Earlier school start times as a risk factor for poor school performance: An examination of public elementary schools in the commonwealth of Kentucky.

PS Keller, OA Smith, LR Gilbert, S Bi… - Journal of …, 2015 - psycnet.apa.org
Adequate sleep is essential for child learning. However, school systems may inadvertently
be promoting sleep deprivation through early school start times. The current study examines …

Changing times: Findings from the first longitudinal study of later high school start times

K Wahistrom - Nassp Bulletin, 2002 - journals.sagepub.com
In the early 1990s, medical research found that teenagers have biologically different sleep
and wake patterns than the preadolescent or adult population. On the basis of that …

High school start times and student achievement: Looking beyond test scores

M Lenard, MS Morrill, J Westall - Economics of Education Review, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that US secondary schools
begin after 8: 30 am to better align with the circadian rhythms of adolescents. Yet due to …

Late but right on time? School start times and middle grade students' engagement and achievement outcomes in North Carolina

KC Bastian, SC Fuller - American Journal of Education, 2023 - journals.uchicago.edu
Purpose: We assess whether school start times predict the engagement and achievement
outcomes of middle grades students. Our focus on middle grades is important because …

Delayed high school start times later than 8: 30 am and impact on graduation rates and attendance rates

PM McKeever, L Clark - Sleep Health, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives The first purpose of this study was to investigate changes in high school
graduation rates with a delayed school start time of later than 8: 30 am. The second aim of …

Examining the impact of later high school start times on the health and academic performance of high school students: A multi-site study

K Wahlstrom, B Dretzke, M Gordon, K Peterson… - 2014 - conservancy.umn.edu
The results from this three-year research study, conducted with over 9,000 students in eight
public high schools in three states, reveal that high schools that start at 8: 30 AM or later …

Longitudinal outcomes of start time delay on sleep, behavior, and achievement in high school

PV Thacher, SV Onyper - Sleep, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives: To establish whether sleep, health, mood, behavior, and
academics improved after a 45-minute delay in high school start time, and whether changes …