NEW YORK (PIX11) — Proposals to bring the first artificial intelligence-based high school to New York City are off the table for now.
A spokesperson for the Department of Education confirmed to PIX11 News that “some of the proposals” on the April 29 Panel for Education Policy (PEP) agenda have been withdrawn, as first reported by the New York Daily News.
The plan to open a school in Lower Manhattan, Next Generation Technology High School, was pulled off the agenda, but it “is not an end to these important conversations,” the spokesperson told PIX11 News. The topic was previously scheduled for a vote on Wednesday.
Next Generation would “engage students in learning that will allow them to be builders as well as ethical users of AI and other modern technologies,” according to DOE officials.
The school would have shared space with Richard R. Green and LMCMS in M282 as early as the 2026-2027 academic year for roughly 100 ninth-grade students. The full-scale operation was intended to begin in 2029 for over 400 high schoolers.
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The DOE spokesperson told PIX11 that officials will continue to search for viable answers to the concerns over declining enrollment.
“Over the coming months, we’ll continue to partner with our communities to explore how to strengthen family participation around school changes so all of our children can benefit from more advanced coursework, arts programming, and school-wide enrichment activities, while addressing class size and ensuring sustainable enrollment.”
Spencer Gustafson is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered New York state and city news since 2023. See more of his work here.
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