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LAUSD Approves Strict Limits on Classroom Screen Time

It shifts instruction toward teacher-led, hands-on learning rather than daily device-based lessons.

Pittsburgh School Board Approves Plan to Close 12 Schools and Nine Buildings

CPS, CTU Strike Deal to Keep May 1 Classes and Hold Districtwide Civic-Action Day

District 196 Delays Elementary Start-Time Shifts to 2027–28 as Board Overhauls Busing

CPS CEO Says May 1 Will Remain a School Day, Urges Board to Hold Public Vote

Chicago Board of Education Revokes Aspira Charter Effective April 4

Philadelphia Scales Back School Closure Plan to 18 as Board Weighs Revised Overhaul

Philadelphia School Closure Plan Faces Protests as Board Sets Review Without Vote

Parents Approve Charter Conversion of Orange Center Elementary, Paving Way for Florida’s First Public‑Private Charter

JCPS Board Backs $142 Million Draft Cuts, Closes Two Elementary Schools

Baltimore Board Votes 6–4 to Close All-Boys Charter School

Austin ISD Votes to Close 10 Schools, Shift Dual Language and Montessori Programs for 2026–27

Howard County Delays School Boundary Vote, Advances Two Bryant Woods Plans

Chicago Board Takes Over ChiArts, Backs EPIC Through June in Managed Wind-Down