Opposition to permanently adopting daylight saving time has stalled in the Senate, with lawmakers citing concerns over its impact on schools as a key reason for hesitation. While the White House, House lawmakers, and nearly two dozen states have pushed for ending seasonal time changes, the Senate remains reluctant to advance the proposal without addressing how the shift would disrupt school schedules. The debate highlights a growing divide between federal and state efforts to standardize timekeeping, leaving the future of daylight saving time uncertain. Schools’ operational challenges appear central to the legislative impasse.
A major hurdle stands in the way of permanent daylight saving time: schools. Despite momentum from the White House, lawmakers in the lower chamber and nearly 20 states to stop switching the clocks, the Senate does not seem ready to make the leap — largely because of how schools would be affected by the change....
