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Misleading TapintoRidgewood Headline Puts Parents on the Spot Over Later Start Times at Ridgewood High School and Middle Schools

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Ridgewood Nj, on January 10th, TapintoRidgewood ran are article on the Ridgewood School board reorganization ,with the headline , “BOE votes to Support later Start times at Ridgewood High School and Middle Schools “.

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Pilot Program to Assess Value of Later Start Times in NJ High Schools Receives Final Legislative Approval

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Ridgewood NJ, As New Jersey high schools continue to rank top in the nation, legislators are hoping to encourage even better academic outcomes with more emphasis on student health. Given the connection between more sleep and improved academic performance, Assemblywomen Mila Jasey, Valerie Vainieri Huttle and Carol Murphy have sponsored legislation to assess how pushing back high school start times to 8.30am could be beneficial. The bill was given final legislative passage by a 72-0-3 vote in the full Assembly Thursday.

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