There's now more support for pushing the school start time back. A new report says it would give a major boost to the economy. That's on top of the health benefits.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends high schools start no earlier than 8:30 a.m.
That helps compensate for when a teenager's body clock starts to shift later.
Many schools say it would be too expensive to reschedule buses.
But a new study from the RAND Corporation says overall it would lead to better academic performance and fewer car accidents.
And they say the economic gains would be more than $80-billion within a decade.
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