Garry Tan: District cutting honors classes in $33M crunch is adding new AI classes instead
garrytan · x · 2026-10-29
Y Combinator president Garry Tan mocked Palo Alto Unified for phasing out high school honors classes amid a $33M budget crunch — while planning to roll out new classes next year, which he implies will be AI-related. His post sparked debate over whether AI coursework should outrank traditional honors tracks in K-12 education.
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