Alpha School operates a nationwide private K–12 network that uses AI to personalize core-academic instruction. Students receive two hours of AI-generated lessons for core subjects, then spend four hours in hands-on experiential activities. The model reports that students learn twice as much as peers in standard systems, offers no homework, and provides parents with daily learning data. Tuition ranges from $40,000 to $75,000 depending on location. The school was co-founded by MacKenzie Price, and teachers—called guides—earn at least $100,000. The system has received public endorsement from billionaire Bill Ackman.
Alpha School is a nationwide private school network that uses AI to customize learning for students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The typical Alpha School day consists of two hours of AI-generated academic learning for core subjects, followed by four hours of hands-on activities. The school claims that students learn twice as much as those following a standard system, per The Wall Street Journal. There is no homework, and parents receive daily data about how well their children are learning in school.
Ackman, who has a net worth of $8.28 billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, posted about Alpha School on X last week, promoting the system and calling it a "truly breakthrough innovation." He mentioned in his post that children in the Alpha school system "love school and have incredible outcomes." 200 years ago K-12 ed was a teacher and a blackboard in front of 25-30 kids. Today, the only thing that has changed is the blackboard may be a whiteboard.
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