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Later Starts for High Schoolers?
By Shari Nielsen
Some schools in our area have been tossing around the idea of starting high school a little later than usual since some research shows that the early morning hours are not optimal for learning for most teenagers. There are a variety of reasons why some school districts are choosing to start later, from the basic sleep requirements to the brain chemistry of teenagers, to extracurricular involvement, to transportation issues.  Fellow blogger Lyn Newton wrote a post on this topic. Check it out here.
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