--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "a93b3039fe723ae16440e2973e5bc665d3a183a0f9ecdc0d146999d01c9a19ae" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/a93b3039?lang=en" title: "A look at Alpha School, a network of private schools that claims to teach kids 2x as fast using AI; data shows ~50% of K-8 students missed this goal in math (Dana Goldstein/New York Times)" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-10-24T17:25:04.000Z" category: "Industry" topics: [] source_urls: ["https://www.techmeme.com/261024/p7"] summary: "Alpha School, a private network of schools that claims to teach children twice as fast using AI, is expanding into public education despite data showing roughly 50% of K-8 students missed the math goal and some parents and educators saying it does not live up to the hype." --- # A look at Alpha School, a network of private schools that claims to teach kids 2x as fast using AI; data shows \~50% of K\-8 students missed this goal in math \(Dana Goldstein/New York Times\) > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-10-24T17:25:04.000Z **Category:** Industry ## Summary Alpha School, a private network of schools that claims to teach children twice as fast using AI, is expanding into public education despite data showing roughly 50% of K\-8 students missed the math goal and some parents and educators saying it does not live up to the hype\. ## Sources - [Story source]()