Teens and sleep schedules

Psychologists’ research supports later school start times for teens’ mental health: http://www.apa.org/monitor/2016/02/sleep-deprived.aspx

A discussion of the mismatch between high school hours and the growing research on teens’ need for more sleep: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kelly-ruemmele/let-teenagers-sleep-in_b_7570850.html

New research shows that early starts can affect a teenager’s mood, and changing when the school day begins can perk up a teen’s mood, benefit their health and enhance their ability to learn. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17439884.2014.942666#.VCs3dudDrOc http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/teenagers-irritable-because-early-school-hours-mess-with-their-biological-clocks-9763677.html

On the benefits of a later school day start so teens can get more sleep: http://conservancy.umn.edu/bitstream/11299/162769/1/Impact%20of%20Later%20Start%20Time%20Final%20Report.pdf http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/13/to-keep-teenagers-alert-schools-let-them-sleep-in/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/13/working-with-the-teenagers-internal-clock/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 http://educationnext.org/behind-the-headline-to-keep-teenagers-alert-schools-let-them-sleep-in/ http://www.ideastream.org/news/npr/343125751