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Why teen brains need later school start time

  • Written by Kyla Wahlstrom, Senior Research Fellow, University of Minnesota
imageWhy do teenagers need more sleep?Jens-Olaf Walter, CC BY-NC

Millions of high schoolers are having to wake up early as they start another academic year. It is not uncommon to hear comments from parents such as,

“I have a battle every morning to get my teenager out of bed and off to school. It’s a hard way to start every day.”

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