DISTRICTS COULD HAVE MORE CONTROL OVER LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR

The Pennsylvania State House has approved a bill that would loosen restrictions on the number of days schools must be open in a year.  House Bill 1507 will allow local school leaders to decide whether the school year should be 180 days or whether the district year can be considered completed once schools have been in session for 990 hours. The measure passed unanimously with 202 lawmakers approving.