For the entire school year, students would switch off between starting school at 7:30 a.m., or starting school at 1:30 p.m. One month, high school would be held in the mornings, while middle school would be held in the afternoon. In the next month, middle school would be held in the morning and high school would be held in the afternoon. A few years ago, one school district in Europe stumbled across a surprising way to narrow the gender gap: starting the school day in the afternoon. There’s been plenty of research on the salutary effects of starting school later.

Source: Washington Post August 05, 2016 14:45 UTC