{"id":572,"date":"2026-05-15T22:01:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T22:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=572"},"modified":"2026-05-15T22:01:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T22:01:53","slug":"broward-could-close-more-than-10-additional-schools-in-2027-here-are-the-latest-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=572","title":{"rendered":"Broward could close more than 10 additional schools in 2027. 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The district shut down one school in 2025, Broward Estates Elementary in Lauderhill, with six more set to close after the school year ends in June, including North Fork Elementary in Fort Lauderdale, Panther Run Elementary in Pembroke Pines and Plantation Middle.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The district also could be in for other major changes in the coming years, including the opening of a few new schools to replace multiple decaying, underenrolled schools. A big change planned for this fall is an overhaul of the four Nova schools, using an artificial intelligence curriculum to return schools to their roots as places for cutting-edge learning.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=568\">Trump Jr. posted for his daughter\u2019s birthday. 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