Instead of counting 180 days until school ends in Iowa, students may be counting the hours - only 1,170 to go. The Iowa Department of Education plans to propose a bill to change the way of calculating yearly classroom time. Currently, it's based on a minimum of 180 school days between July 1 and June 30. Under the change, it would be based on a minimum of 6.5 hours of daily instruction for 180 days, or 1,170 hours. Carol Greta, the department's legal counsel, said the issue comes up every year of bad weather when schools dismiss early or delay school.
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