ERIC Number: EJ1421366
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jun
Pages: 34
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0042-0859
EISSN: EISSN-1552-8340
Saved by the Bell Schedule? the Effects of a Later School Start Time on High Schoolers in an Urban District
Sarah C. Fuller; Kevin C. Bastian
Urban Education, v59 n5 p1552-1585 2024
Later school start times have emerged as a potential policy to improve the sleep and educational outcomes of teenagers. This study uses a quasi-experimental comparative interrupted time series approach to examine a 90-min delay in start times in an urban district in North Carolina. Results show that the later start time resulted in more sleep for students and improved course grades but limited evidence of benefits to other educational outcomes. In addition, the evidence suggests that disruptions from the change may temporarily decrease some educational outcomes, and that these disruption effects are concentrated among low-income students and students of color.
Descriptors: High School Students, Urban Schools, Public Schools, Disadvantaged Youth, School Schedules, Sleep, Educational Objectives
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: North Carolina
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