# 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) — retained record

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<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/us/alpha-school-ai-education-parents.html?unlocked_article_code=1.K1E.IcJn.2l4XIQK5gQsl&amp;smid=url-share"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/261024/i7.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>
<p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/261024/p7#a261024p7" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Dana Goldstein / <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/">New York Times</a>:<br />
<span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/us/alpha-school-ai-education-parents.html?unlocked_article_code=1.K1E.IcJn.2l4XIQK5gQsl&amp;smid=url-share">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</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; Alpha School, a private network, is spreading into public education.&nbsp; While its students' test scores are high, some parents and educators say it doesn't live up to the hype.</p>
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