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AI is running the classroom at this Texas school, and students say ‘it’s awesome’
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AI is running the classroom at this Texas school, and students say ‘it’s awesome’

Jimmie Dempsey
Last updated: May 2, 2025 2:24 am
Jimmie Dempsey Published May 2, 2025
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At a time when many American students are struggling to keep up, a private school in Texas is doing more with less, much less.

At Alpha School, students spend just two hours a day in class, guided by an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tutor. But results are impressive: students are testing in the top 1 to 2% nationally.

“We use an AI tutor and adaptive apps to provide a completely personalized learning experience,” said Alpha co-founder MacKenzie Price during an interview on Fox & Friends.

“Our students are learning faster. They’re learning way better. In fact, our classes are in the top 2% in the country.”

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After the short morning academic block, the rest of the school day is spent building real-world skills like public speaking, teamwork and financial literacy.

Price, a Stanford-educated psychologist, said she launched Alpha after her daughters came home from school bored and unchallenged. The first Alpha campus opened in Austin in 2016 after two years of development.

The idea was simple and bold: compress core academics into two hours per day using technology, and free up the rest of the day for students to grow in other ways.

That model appears to be working. Elle Kristine, a junior who’s been at Alpha since second grade, shared her experience on Fox & Friends.

“I have a lot of friends at traditional school,” Kristine said. “They’re spending all this time on schoolwork, they’re so stressed out, and they’re just miserable.”

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Typical, nondescript USA empty school hallway with royal blue metal lockers along both sides of the hallway.

“We get all of our academics done in just three hours a day, and then the rest of the day we get to spend doing what we love and working on passion projects,” she said.

“For me, I’m creating a safe AI dating coach for teenagers. It was recently featured in The Wall Street Journal. What 16-year-old has time for that? It’s awesome.”

Alpha currently operates campuses in Austin, Brownsville, and Miami, serving students from Pre-K through high school.
The Austin location includes both a K–8 academy and a dedicated high school campus downtown. Alpha’s Brownsville school is the fastest growing, and the Miami campus now serves students through 10th grade.

Enrollment is intentionally small, around 150 students at the original Austin site, allowing for a highly personalized experience. 

Instead of traditional teachers, Alpha employs guides who focus on coaching and emotional support, while AI handles the academic instruction.

“Our teachers spend all of their time working with our students,” Price said. “That human connection can never be replaced by AI. But the AI makes it possible to personalize learning for everyone.”

With results and parent demand growing, Alpha is now taking its education model nationwide. The school has announced plans to open seven new campuses by Fall 2025.

Upcoming locations include:
Texas: Houston and Fort Worth (K–8)
Florida: Orlando, Tampa, and Palm Beach (K–8)
Arizona: Phoenix (K–8)
California: Santa Barbara (K–12)
New York: New York City (K–8)

Applications are already open for many of these sites. Tuition varies by location, averaging around $40,000 to $50,000 annually, though the Brownsville campus is subsidized to make it more accessible.

“This is infinitely scalable and accessible,” Price said. “It’s going to help students who are struggling, and also those who are just bored in traditional classrooms.”

Empty classroom with no students

Alpha’s rise comes as school choice found a champion in the Trump administration.

In January, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of Education to help states reallocate federal education funds toward school-choice programs, including charter schools, private vouchers, and education savings accounts.

“Parents want and deserve the best education for their children,” the order states. “But too many children do not thrive in their assigned, government-run K–12 school.”

Education Secretary Linda McMahon praised the policy shift as “history-making” and stressed that the administration is giving power back to families and local communities.

“We are sending education back to the states where it so rightly belongs,” McMahon said. “Families deserve control over how their children learn. That includes AI-powered schools, faith-based options, or traditional public classrooms.”

The Trump administration’s plan also allows parents to use 529 savings accounts to pay for private K–12 tuition and encourages states to apply for federal grants that support innovation in education.

The Alpha School did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

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