While students’ morning routines may look similar everywhere in America, school start times vary considerably across districts. This seemingly simple start time decision can have meaningful effects on students’ sleep, health, engagement, and learning. Kevin C. Bastian and Sarah Crittenden Fuller examine the impact of an earlier start time on elementary school and middle school students.
Young Americans are less likely to have access to a vehicle in their home and less likely to have a driver’s license than they did in 1980. At first, this might seem like a win for city planners that have advocated for policies that reduce auto dependence, but there’s more to the story. Christopher Severen shares his findings on car access trends over time.
Though his recent actions around the New START treaty may suggest otherwise, Russian President Vladimir Putin is not ignorant of the security benefits of arms control. At this juncture, however, he seems to believe that politicization of arms control is useful for striking the United States where it hurts and scoring points domestically, writes Amy J. Nelson.
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