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School Start Time Changes: The Domino Effect

Another component of changing school start and end times: Changing times for before and after school programs
Jaclyn Brandt

Bend-La Pine Schools announced new school start times last month—a change the district’s been considering for years. The new times have less to do with convenience, and more to do with studies showing that adolescents learn better when they start their days later. The process of changing school start times took the district two years […]

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Medical Community Supports Shift in School Start Times

Bend-La Pine Schools is taking public comments until May 31
Chris Miller

Are you tired of hearing your teen whine about being tired in the morning? Well, the largest medical health system in Bend just came out supporting the Bend-La Pine School District’s plan to shift school start times. The St. Charles Health System Board of Directors—and its executive leaders—recently voted to formally endorse the school district’s […]

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