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Educating the Exhausted

Name: Educating the Exhausted
Brand: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
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Adolescent Sleep and the Struggle for a Later School Start

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By Terra Ziporyn, Amy R. Wolfson
Imprint: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: December 7, 2026
Format: HARDBACK
Dimensions: 229 x 152 mm
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Pages: 264

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The battle to align the school day with the science of sleep.

For decades, sleep researchers have reached the same conclusion: adolescents need more sleep than current school schedules allow. Yet across the United States, most middle and high schools continue to start the day at hours that undermine student health, safety, and learning. In Educating the Exhausted, Terra Ziporyn and Amy R. Wolfson explain why evidence alone has not been enough to ensure school hours that allow for sufficient sleep.

The authors recount the development of adolescent sleep research since the 1980s and the long struggle to bring that knowledge into school policy. Scientists, educators, parents, and health professionals often worked in isolation, while school systems remained resistant to change. Early advocacy efforts stalled, local campaigns collapsed, and frustration mounted even as the research base grew stronger and more consistent. Yet, there has been some progress: broader coalitions formed, communication improved, and sustained advocacy led to meaningful policy shifts, including landmark legislation in California. These changes did not come easily; they required persistence, credibility, and a willingness to navigate political and institutional constraints.

Written by two leaders closely involved in these efforts, Educating the Exhausted offers an account of how research enters public decision-making—and what it takes for science to influence policy.

Terra Ziporyn is the Executive Director and cofounder of Start School Later and author of numerous books on health and medicine, including The Harvard Guide to Womens Health.

Amy R. Wolfson is a professor of psychology at Loyola University Maryland and a leading scholar of adolescent sleep health.

Table of Contents

Dedication

Foreword, by Mary Carskadon

Introduction

1. Adolescent Sleep Health: Whats the Big Deal?

2. Roots of Adolescent Sleep Problems

3. Why Focus on School Start Times?

4. School Start Times and Sleep Research: A Disconnect

5. Early Efforts to Delay Bell Times

6. Perceived and Real Challenges

7. Who is Driving the Bus?

8. The Turning Point

9. Creating Political Will

10. Lessons from COVID-19

11. Sunsetting the Start School Later Movement

Acknowledgements

This seminal volume, written by two of the countrys foremost experts on the history, science and policy of school start times, is an invaluable, comprehensive and much-needed resource for all stakeholders including legislators, school boards, superintendents, educators, and policy makers, as well as advocates for adolescent health, productivity, and well-being.

—Judith Owens, Harvard Medical School

Educating the Exhausted describes a national educational crisis and delivers a proven, effective solution that will enhance learning, health, and safety for our children. Everyone has a responsibility to take decisive action now, so that we can provide our children with the future they rightfully deserve.

—Mark R. Rosekind, NASA Fatigue Countermeasures Program

Terra Ziporyn and Amy Wolfson have employed their considerable expertise and experience, combining extensive data with individual stories, to produce a guide for those who may be plunging into the often-contentious waters of changing school start times. A valuable read for school board members, superintendents, educators, and parents alike.

—Joanna Bache Tobin, Board of Education of Anne Arundel County

Across my leadership roles in Maryland and the District of Columbia, I have seen firsthand how Amy Wolfson and Terra Ziporyns research translates into real-world impact for youth in juvenile residential facilities. Educating the Exhausted powerfully captures decades of science and advocacy that can drive healthier, safer, and more equitable outcomes for young people.

—Sam Abed, DC Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services

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