ICYMI: Good news! But note @uft.org, the union of most NYC schools workers, didn't support this. Heartbreaking knowing the progressive potential teachers unions have yet seeing them on the wrong side of history in the AI debate. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/n...
A.I. High School Is Put on Hold After Parental Backlash
By Matthew Haag
Families in New York City expressed concerns about the rapid adoption of the technology. The schools chancellor also canceled a plan to close two Upper West Side schools.
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A few edits to the first para show AI only replaces:
In Brooklyn, an aide helps public school students pronounce words. In Queens, high school students ask a teacher how to improve their essays. And in the Bronx, students in a robotics lab consult a book before building parts on a 3-D printer.
A.I. would have played a central role [at Next Generation Technology High School]. Students would have learned how to become βethical users of A.I,β ...
All students should learn appropriate ways to use AI.
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