> "Best" is a combination of... - minimizing cost to the district (number of buses, etc)
No. The paragraph I quoted implies that the parents have some notion of "best" start times that has nothing to do with the district's perspectives. But the article makes no attempt to describe what that is! (Other than what I already mentioned and questioned.)
Child-care, and not having your kids practice football in the dark is the kind of thing that makes sense.
But what does school start time have to do with race and income?
The paragraph I quoted implies that the parents have some notion of "best" start times that has nothing to do with the district's perspectives. But the article makes no attempt to describe what that is!
My best guess... people are generally change-averse and parents are generally selfish a-holes. Lacking irrefutable evidence that the new time is better FOR THEIR CHILD, parents will violently protect the status quo (even if it's obvious to outside observers that the district as a whole would be better off with the change).
No. The paragraph I quoted implies that the parents have some notion of "best" start times that has nothing to do with the district's perspectives. But the article makes no attempt to describe what that is! (Other than what I already mentioned and questioned.)
Child-care, and not having your kids practice football in the dark is the kind of thing that makes sense.
But what does school start time have to do with race and income?