Education Next

The National Center for Education Statistics has issued a new "data point" reporting on the school start time for public high schools in the U.S., using data from the 2017-2018 National Teacher and Principal Survey. The federal agency reported that school starts later in some places than in others: "High school began, on average, at 8:16 a.m. in Iowa, followed by 8:21 a.m. in Minnesota, 8:26 a.m. in Alaska, 8:34 a.m. in South Carolina, and 8:41 a.m. in the District of Columbia." In the Summer 2019 issue of Education Next, Jennifer Heissel and Samuel Norris wrote about how school start times affect academic performance.

Education Week has a new article about the use of voice-activated technology in schools. In the Spring 2018 issue of Education Next, Michael Horn wrote about this topic under the headline "Hey Alexa, Can You Help Kids Learn More?" Horn also appeared on the EdNext Podcast to discuss to discuss how the technology might be deployed in classrooms.