As schools across the country continue to struggle with the academic and mental wellness fallout of the pandemic, many educators and district administrators are looking for opportunities to rethink some of the mainstays that have defined public schools for decades, including homework, technology, and the length of the school day and week.
One potential change that generated momentum even before the pandemic is later school start times. According to the most recent federal data (2017-18), U.S. public high schools began their day at 8:00 a.m., on average. Forty-two percent of schools started earlier, including 10 percent—predominantly suburban schools—before 7:30 a.m.
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