{"id":206255,"date":"2026-04-27T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/nyc-spikes-proposals-to-open-ai-focused-high-school-close-manhattan-middle-schools\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T07:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T11:00:28","slug":"nyc-spikes-proposals-to-open-ai-focused-high-school-close-manhattan-middle-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/nyc-spikes-proposals-to-open-ai-focused-high-school-close-manhattan-middle-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC spikes proposals to open AI-focused high school, close Manhattan middle schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chalkbeat.org\/newyork\/2026\/04\/27\/kamar-samuels-pulls-ai-high-school-manhattan-middle-school-closure-plans\/\">NYC spikes proposals to open AI-focused high school, close Manhattan middle schools<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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