Stop the Steamrolling! CCHS dissenters sound the alarm over AI-Focused Next Gen Tech High School resolution
On March 11, CCHS voted 7-3 to pass a resolution formally supporting the proposed AI-focused Next Generation Technology High School. The resolution is effectively a CCHS endorsement of a School Utilization Proposal (SUP) that would establish a new, screened high school (Next Generation Technology High School, or NGTHS) focused on preparing students for careers in artificial intelligence. It also doubles down on a full-council endorsement by stipulating—absurdly—“that the Citywide Council on High Schools authorizes the CCHS Co-Presidents, or their designee(s), and any Council Member who wishes to do so, to communicate this resolution and advocate in support of NGTHS before the Panel for Educational Policy, provided that such advocacy reflects the position adopted by CCHS in this resolution .” This proposal is contingent upon the closure of an existing school and the co-location of Next Gen Tech in a building shared with other school communities. We are not opposed to technology-focuse...