1: The start time for more than 80 percent of public high schools in the United States is 8:15 a.m. or earlier. In fact, nearly 50 percent of those start before 7:20 a.m.
“School buses for a 7:20 a.m. start time usually begin picking up kids at around 5:45 a.m.,” writes sleep expert Matthew Walker in Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams. “As a result, some … continue reading