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Some 400,000 students in Chicago Public Schools attend school 170 days, with permission from state lawmakers. A similar waiver allows a suburban district to shave eight days off its calendar so teachers can work on improving student achievement when students aren't there.
The newspaper found only one district in Illinois offering 180 full days of school this year: Glenview Public School District 34. There, the school board has made it a priority to have as many full days and full weeks as possible, said Superintendent Gerald Hill.