New legislation, international perspectives, and an upcoming CT workshop

August 2026 Newsletter 

Volume 15, Issue 8

Dear Friends of Start School Later,

Hazy, lazy days of summer? Not for us. As always, we have news.

As a new school year approaches, the conversation about healthy school start times continues to widen—from major policy movement in Pennsylvania to new international perspectives, student advocacy, and fresh research from Sweden. This month’s newsletter also includes info about an upcoming implementation workshop, along with resources to help communities translate compelling research into practical change.

Read on, and many thanks for your continued support and interest,

Terra Ziporyn Snider, PhD

Executive Director and Co-Founder

Start School Later

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In countries like Bangladesh, high academic pressures, including a late-night "coaching" culture, make later school start times even more critical says Daily Star writer Ayaz Kader.

"Even if the issue surrounding coaching classes is rectified, the bigger problem persists: early school starting hours," he notes. "Though daytime naps can offer a temporary relief from fatigue due to lack of sleep at night, it is a strategy that isn’t considered healthy or sustainable."

In this podcast about "big ideas in education," host Dan Kearney chats with medical historian/science writer Terra Ziporyn and sleep psychologist Amy Wolfson, SSL board members and authors of the new book Educating the Exhausted: Adolescent Sleep and the Struggle for a Later School Start.

Your Support Helps Changemakers Make Change

The author, Julia Pavone, was just named to Start School Later's Student Hall of Fame!

This is Our Story!

An insider's look at the long, often uphill battle to align school schedules with sleep science, featuring the work, setbacks, and successes of the advocates who built this movement.