News & Resources from Start School Later

October 2026 Newsletter 

Volume 15, Issue 10

Dear Friends of Start School Later,

We are less than two weeks away from our October 13 workshop at Trinity College in Hartford, CT, and you won’t want to miss it. This is a rare opportunity to network in person with nationally recognized sleep experts, school administrators, and transportation consultants who have successfully navigated start-time changes. Thanks to our generous sponsors, admission is free, but spots are limited—please register today.

Dive into the rest of this month’s issue for a look at California's ongoing success, growing international movements, and new studies confirming why systemic, organizational changes are absolutely essential for adolescent sleep health.

Hope you can join us on the 13th in Hartford!

Terra Ziporyn Snider, PhD

Executive Director and Co-Founder

Start School Later

Thanks to our generous sponsors, we are offering this FREE one-day workshop for school leaders & community advocates. LEARN MORE.

REGISTER TODAY to save your spot!

NEW ZEALAND

ESTONIA

Parents Sue Estonian School Over Early School Start Time

SOUTH KOREA

Should Korean middle and high schools start after 8:30 a.m.?

The Korea Times covers the start school later movement in Korea and beyond.

Your Support Helps Changemakers Make Change

 Shifting the Burden of Adolescent Sleep to Schools and Policymakers

This new study confirms what we've been saying: it's going to take more than individual changes to improve adolescent sleep. These will have limited efficacy unless we also make some organizational and policy changes, including school hours that give students a CHANCE to get healthy sleep.

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.