California and Utah only states actively shortening school year
California and Utah are the only two states actively allowing schools to cut classroom time from their instructional calendars.
They join about a dozen other states that allow districts to offer a 175-day school year. More than 30 other states require a minimum of 180 days.
Last year, Hawaii slashed its school year to 163 days in dramatic response to its budget crisis. But the move triggered such fierce backlash that the Hawaii Legislature voted in June to undo the move and restore the school year to 178 days in the coming school year, and to 180 in 2011-12, using hurricane relief funds and interest-free
They join about a dozen other states that allow districts to offer a 175-day school year. More than 30 other states require a minimum of 180 days.
Last year, Hawaii slashed its school year to 163 days in dramatic response to its budget crisis. But the move triggered such fierce backlash that the Hawaii Legislature voted in June to undo the move and restore the school year to 178 days in the coming school year, and to 180 in 2011-12, using hurricane relief funds and interest-free