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Articles on school schedules

July 28, 2025

Our kids’ recess at school is essential to well‑being and learning — and shouldn’t be scaled back

Lauren McNamara, Toronto Metropolitan University and Tracy Vaillancourt, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

Time to play, move, connect with peers and breathe is a vital part of learning and essential to academic motivation.

December 13, 2022

Nathan M. Sorber, West Virginia University

Despite technological advances, many US schools are still likely to cancel school in the event of a big snowstorm.

September 14, 2021

Suzanne Hood, Bishop's University

Could we capitalize on disruption schedules during the pandemic to make evidence-based changes in school start times to improve teens’ sleep?

Nathan M. Sorber
Associate Professor of Higher Education, West Virginia University
Suzanne Hood
Associate Professor of Psychology, Bishop's University
Tracy Vaillancourt
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Lauren McNamara
Research Scientist (Diversity and Equity in Schools), Diversity Insitute, Toronto Metropolitan University