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The original title "De Blasio to Announce 10-Year Deadline to Offer Computer Science to All Students" is a better headline. Of note in the article, "Computer science will not become a graduation requirement, and middle and high schools may choose to offer it only as an elective." This is quite different than the HN modified title.

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I thought about this too. The current HN title is basically the title used for this article on the NYT homepage. Prepending "New York Mayor" clarifies the significance of this "De Blasio" fellow.

<bikeshedding> Both titles have merit, both titles have flaws. Granted, in the shorter title, it's unclear that the "requirement" is of the school to offer it, not of the students to take it. In the longer title, who cares that it hasn't been formally announced yet, and it's unclear upon whom the deadline is placed. </bikeshedding>

Can't please 'em all.

I think the New York Times changed their headline. The HN headline is the same as the one in the push notification I got.

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