Research on teen sleep

Official Sources

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American Educational Research

Study: impact for elementary students

John Hopkins Children's Hospital

Why sleep is important for teens

Ted Talk: school start times

Wendy Troxel, sleep scientist, author

Misconceptions about teen sleep

NJAAP: Adoles. Sleep & School Start Times

American Academy
of Pediatrics:

AAP endorses new recommendations on sleep times

American Psychological
Association:

Sleep deprivation may be undermining teen health

Schools shift as evidence mounts that start times improve teens' learning and well-being

Center for
Disease Control

Most U.S. middle and high schools start the school day too early

Relationships between school start time, sleep duration, and adolescent behaviors

Harvard/GBH Resources

public media:

What earlier start times mean for young brains, 2023

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine:

Rochester Regional
Health:

Dr. JazeelaFayyaz,sleep physician

National Education Association
(NEA)

Later School Start Times More Popular, But What Are the Drawbacks?

National Sleep
Foundation:

Teen sleep and school start times

Education
World:

It's about time (and sleep): making the case for starting school later

Harvard
University:

Dr. Eric Zhou, professor:start middle and high schools at 8:30 am or later to promote student health and learning

SUNY
Brockport:

Dr. Jack Peltz, Dept of Psychology and Neuroscience

University of
Minnesota:

What the research says about Elementary School Start Times

Spencerport Central School District
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