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5. Strangely enough, Odessa, in west Texas,

Thu Mar 13, 2014, 06:37 PM

Mar 2014

halfway between Fort Worth and El Paso.

Not usually a hotbed of educational innovation (and I both graduated from and teach here at Odessa High)

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To Keep Teenagers Alert, Schools Let Them Sleep In. [View all] elleng Mar 2014 OP

or parents could just confiscate electronic devices at 9 p.m. nt grasswire Mar 2014 #1

Point missed. Igel Mar 2014 #9

point not missed. grasswire Mar 2014 #10

School starts here at 8:55 and has for 40 years. mbperrin Mar 2014 #2

SMART! elleng Mar 2014 #3

Strangely enough, Odessa, in west Texas, mbperrin Mar 2014 #5

'Strange,' and GOOD NEWS! elleng Mar 2014 #6

We have block period, which starts us at 7:45 for the first section. Starry Messenger Mar 2014 #4

I've been saying this for years! knitter4democracy Mar 2014 #7

YES! elleng Mar 2014 #8