NYC scraps new AI high school and Manhattan middle school closures after intense pushback
Skip to main content Become a Chalkbeat sponsor AI in Education Kamar Samuels NYC pulls contentious proposals to open AI-themed high school, close Upper West Side middle schools By Michael Elsen-Rooney and Alex Zimmerman | April 27, 2026, 10:30am UTC Republish lead-art-block.fullscreen-enter Expand Chancellor Kamar Samuels at a listening session in Queens. Samuels is pulling four contentious proposals in one of his biggest decisions since becoming chancellor in January.
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