Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2014

Keywords

sleep deprivation, education start times, sleep loss

Abstract

This briefing paper summarizes the latest research on the subject of chronic sleep deprivation on education and health in adolescents, explores policy options to address this education and public health issue, and sets forth the recommendation that education start times be adjusted appropriately for U.S adolescents.

Disciplines

Education Law | Education Policy | Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration | Health Law and Policy | Health Policy | Humane Education | Public Health | Public Health Education and Promotion | Public Policy | Sleep Medicine

Recommended Citation

Kelley, P., & Lee, C. J. (2014). Later School Start Times in Adolescence: Time for Change. Denver, CO: Education Commission of the States.

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