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Students could get more sleep and learn better if school started a little later

  • Written by Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh
imageAbout 58% of middle schoolers and 73% of high schoolers do not get enough sleep.JackF via iStock / Getty Images Plus

Nearly three-quarters of high school students do not get enough sleep on school nights, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The National Sleep Foundation recommends that teens sleep for eight to 10 hours per...

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