Pittsburgh will close schools for NFL draft and switch to remote learning ^0%

NPR - By Jillian Forstadt - 4/20/2026, 8:41 AM

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In recent years, the NFL draft has attracted hundreds of thousands of fans to the cities that host it. This week, Pittsburgh will be no exception. And that influx of people has led the local school district to make a controversial decision: canceling in-person school. While some adults are pushing back on Pittsburgh Public Schools for... more