Submitted by Ariana Fine on Thu, 03/13/2014
Friday, March 14, 2014
When high schools switch to later start times, student health and grades improve, according to a University of Minnesota study released Thursday.
The study also found a link between later school start times and a reduction in car crashes involving teens.
Moving back the starting hour did not appear to reduce the amount of time students spent engaged in after-school sports and other activities — a reason frequently cited by school districts for not making the change.
