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Teenagers need 8 to 10 hours of sleep each night to be at their best, but few get anywhere near that amount. That’s often due to factors outside their control, like school hours and homework levels. Many schools have been taking notice — and making changes to promote teen sleep. Even before COVID-19 was added to the […]

The start of the new school year is right around the corner! And for most middle and high schoolers, that could mean getting more sleep.

When Hansika Daggolus junior year of high school starts in the fall, shell be watching to see if a later first bell under a new California law means fewer classmates are heads-down on their desks for afternoon naps.

Beginning this fall high schools in the nation’s most populous state can’t start before 8:30 a.m. and middle schools can’t start before 8 a.m. under a 2019 first-in-the-nation law forbidding earlier start times.

Beginning this fall, California high schools can’t start before 8:30 a.m. and middle schools before 8 a.m. under a first-in-the-nation law.

Middle and high school students in California will be able to sleep a little bit later when the new school year starts.

Middle and high school students in California will be able to sleep a little bit later when the new school year starts

When Hansika Daggolu’s junior year of high school starts in the fall, she’ll be...

Middle and high school students in California will be able to sleep a little bit later when the next school year starts.

Middle and high school students in California will be able to sleep a little bit later when the new school year starts.