Karen Pittman's blog: Can an Hour a Day Keep the F's Away?

Anyone who has kids knows that 5-year-olds get up earlier than 15-year-olds. Still, many schools ignore that basic reality: Bus schedules often have sleepy teens on the corner as early as 6 a.m. to start classes between 7 and 8 a.m. Meanwhile, the parents of early-rising first graders need to find child care before school, because elementary schools don’t start until 9 a.m...read the full blog at SparkAction.org.