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Later school start times prevent sleep deprivation for parents of middle and high school students

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

A new study by researchers at National Jewish Health finds that parents of adolescents got more sleep when middle and high schools start about an hour later, while the sleep habits of parents of younger children were unaffected by earlier elementary school start times. The study is the first-ever to examine parent sleep as an outcome for changing school start times. National Jewish Health partner

School closures led to more sleep and better quality of life for adolescents

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

The school closures in spring 2020 had a negative effect on the health and well-being of many young people. But homeschooling also had a positive flipside: Thanks to sleeping longer in the morning, many teenagers reported improved health and health-related quality of life. The study authors from the University of Zurich therefore believe school days should begin later in the morning. The first wa

No significant link between in-person schooling and COVID infection rates

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 3d

Peer-Reviewed Publication A new study led by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York shows that COVID-19 incidence rates were not statistically different in counties with in-person learning versus remote school modes in most regions of the U.S. As the COVID-19 virus arrived on U.S. shores in early 2020, nearly every school district went to all-remote learning in the hopes o

Remote Schooling and Standardized Test Scores

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d

Pass rates on spring 2021 math and English tests fell among students in all types of learning environments, but the decline was greatest in districts with more remote instruction. Students who spent a higher fraction of the COVID-19 pandemic receiving in-person instruction performed significantly better on standardized tests in the spring of 2021 than those who were taught mostly remotely, accord

The COVID-19 Pandemic Disrupted Both School Bullying and Cyberbullying

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 5d

One-fifth of U.S. high school students report being bullied each year. This study uses internet search data for real-time tracking of bullying patterns as COVID-19 disrupted in-person schooling. The authors first show that, prepandemic, internet searches contain us

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