
ALT The Boston Globe Permanent daylight saving time is not the fix we think it is Congress is on the verge of getting rid of the current policy. But morning light and evening light are not interchangeable. By Susan Kohl Malone Updated October 19, 2026, 3:00 a.m. Susan Kohl Malone is an assistant professor at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. “Spring ahead, fall back” may soon be a thing of the past. In July, the House of Representatives, Republicans and Democrats alike, voted to end the twice-a-year ritual. I share this instinct as a nurse and a sleep scientist. Changing clock times is not good for us, but the bill now in the Senate would lock Americans out of sync with the sun. The Sunshine Protection Act would make daylight saving time permanent. That sounds wonderful: more light after work and school, longer evenings. But there’s a catch — making daylight saving time permanent does not create a single additional minute of daylight. The sun does not change when it rises and sets…

ALT The Hill School start times under scrutiny amid permanent daylight saving time debate by Lexi Lonas Cochran 10/14/26 6:00 AM ET School start times have taken center stage in the fight surrounding permanent daylight saving time. Senators concerned about kids walking to school in the dark are holding the line against legislation — passed by the House and vocally backed by President Trump — that would halt the semiannual clock-changing. And while those who want permanent daylight saving time (DST) say schools should just start later, school officials and even some advocates for pushing class times back acknowledge a large number of obstacles prevent hearing that first bell even an hour later. “I think it gets lost that schools already start incredibly early, and kids are already going to school in the dark. … It’s a huge problem,” said Terra Ziporyn Snider, executive director and co-founder of Start School Later. “If we went to permanent daylight saving time, then even more…














