Start School Later, Inc.

Healthy school start times are a hot topic! Bring your questions to our upcoming conference to learn HOW to start school later from an impressive list of sleep scientists, superintendents, school transportation experts, school board members & more. Together we'll share experiences, research and strategies to overcome real and perceived challenges to establishing safe, healthy, equitable school schedules. #Education #StudentSuccess #ItCanBeDone Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ezBS8xvK

We know WHY to start school later. At our fall conference (Oct. 18-19 in Baltimore) find out HOW to Get to Yes for our kids! Find out more about the conference on our website: https://lnkd.in/ezBS8xvK

"Can we really expect a 14-year-old to be awake in first period when you need to be awake before the sun comes up? And even if they are awake, are they really learning anything?"

We are a coalition of health professionals, sleep scientists, educators, parents, students, and other concerned citizens dedicated to increasing public awareness about the relationship between sleep and school hours and to ensuring school start times compatible with health, safety, education, and equity. 

We know WHY to start school later. Now there's a conference to show you HOW. Early registration discount ends **August 15th** - if you've been thinking about joining us, today's the day to say Yes! https://lnkd.in/ezBS8xvK

The Start School Later August newsletter is out, with timely information about getting an EARLY DISCOUNT on our fall conference, resources for school and community leaders, and news from around the world on the start school later movement. https://lnkd.in/eZd7ibDp

🏫 Could simply starting the school day a little later actually help students to get better grades, without any extra contact time, workload or cost? Here's what the research says 👇 https://bit.ly/4eyAhcx

𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: 𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝟯𝟬% 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼'𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻. 𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴! A generous donor has offered a $10,000 matching gift to help Start School Later fund our upcoming conference, helping schools Get to Yes and make healthy school start times happen. Can you chip in $25, share on social media, and/or ask other supporters to consider contributing? Thank you! https://lnkd.in/etSK5Nxm

The Multnomah Youth Commission is the official youth policy body for the City of Portland and Multnomah County. MYC's work includes targeting chronic absenteeism with the policy recommendation of pushing high school start times to 8:30am or later statewide. 👏 👏 https://lnkd.in/gjpWAhi3