"New York City students with a passion for STEM - and an interest in artificial intelligence - may soon have a high school dedicated to training "the next generation of technology professionals." But families in Manhattan's District 2 are pushing back against the proposal for Next Generation Technology High School, a new screened admissions high school that would take the place of the tiny, girls-only Urban Assembly School of Business for Young Women."
"As details of the two proposals emerged over the last month, so have dual tensions: What should fill the space left by Young Women in Business, and how private technology companies and their artificial intelligence products could shape the curriculum at Next Generation."
"Much of the opposition to Next Generation has come from families at a middle school also in the Broadway building, Lower Manhattan Community School. Also known as LMC, parents at the school have called on the department for years to expand enrollment from grades 6-8 up to grade 12."
New York City is proposing Next Generation Technology High School, the first city public school dedicated to artificial intelligence and computer science curriculum. The school would replace the small, girls-only Urban Assembly School of Business for Young Women in Manhattan's District 2. Families and parents are opposing the proposal, with significant pushback from Lower Manhattan Community School, whose families have requested expansion to grade 12 for years. Key concerns include how private technology companies and their AI products could influence the curriculum. The Panel for Educational Policy will vote on both proposals at its April 29 meeting. The Education Department released both proposals on March 6, and Next Generation has already held three virtual open houses despite not yet receiving approval.
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