A four-year study of 61 districts found the sleep gain persisted and did not come at the cost of bedtime drift. Attendance improved slightly; test scores did not move.
2 days agoNew standards cut added sugar in breakfast cereals and flavored milk and phase in a sodium reduction over three years. Districts say the hard part is not the rules — it is the equipment.
2 days agoFew employers have formally adopted a compressed week. A great many have stopped scheduling anything on Fridays, which is producing similar traffic and childcare effects without a policy.
Aug 21A study of 214 schools that locked phones away found no measurable change in standardized results. Disciplinary referrals fell by a fifth and reported loneliness fell in every grade.
Aug 19The trick is not new recipes. It is buying components that recombine — one roast, one grain, two sauces — so that Thursday is not a separate decision from Monday.
Aug 19The list came from a real fourth-grade classroom. Store brands closed most of the gap, and one category — backpacks — accounted for a third of the difference on its own.
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