{"id":177667,"date":"2026-01-13T15:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T20:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/13\/four-ways-i-use-ai-as-a-principal-and-one-way-i-never-will-opinion\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T15:25:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T20:25:13","slug":"four-ways-i-use-ai-as-a-principal-and-one-way-i-never-will-opinion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/13\/four-ways-i-use-ai-as-a-principal-and-one-way-i-never-will-opinion\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Ways I Use AI as a Principal (and One Way I Never Will) (Opinion)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edweek.org\/leadership\/opinion-four-ways-i-use-ai-as-a-principal-and-one-way-i-never-will\/2026\/01\">Four Ways I Use AI as a Principal (and One Way I Never Will) (Opinion)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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