Reading List on Sleep and School Start Times
The purpose of this document is to
provide material on adolescent sleep and the impact of school start
times on student sleep and daytime functioning.
SmartSchoolStart.org – links to background, research, discussion
American Academy of Pediatrics
Policy statement recommending later school start times for adolescents:
StartSchoolLater.net:
Elementary Feedback on Changed Start Times
American Psychological Association – Early Elementary School Start Times Tougher on Economically Advantaged Children
Journal of Educational Psychology
Times Dispatch article – Higher teen crash rates tied to early school day
FURTHER READING
National Sleep Foundation
Impact of Early School Start Times on Teens (Debbie Moore) –
Education Next
Fairfax Public Schools conducted an extensive study on school start times and posted their findings on their website. http://www.fcps.edu/news/starttimes.shtml