Study: "Students Enrolled in Late-Start-Time Districts Report Higher Academic Achievement and Sleeping More" Authors: Julio Caesar (Bloomington Public Schools), Rik Lamm (University of Minnesota), Michael C. Rodriguez (University of Minnesota), David J. Heistad (Bloomington Public Schools) This study will be presented today at the AERA 2021 Annual Meeting. Session: Organizational Effects Examining Academic Achievement and Student Support Date/Time: Saturday, April 10, 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET Main Finding: Later school start times are linked to higher grade point averages and higher proportions of students getting the recommended number of hours of sleep. Details: The authors note that there is currently a large push across the country from researchers and public health experts for delayed or later school start times. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the average start time in the United States was 8:03 a.m. in the 2011-12 school year. The majority of schools (76 percent) had a start time between 7:30 a.m. and 8:29 a.m. and only 18 percent of schools had a start time after 8:30 a.m.