Each day, Alpha School students do all of their academic work in two hours using an AI program that personalizes content to their strengths and weaknesses.
has received a lot of national attention for its innovative use of AI in the classroom. But the school also places a strong emphasis on parental choice.
The school’s communications officer, Anna Davlantes, or director of growth Gaby Guajardo, listened in on all of the interviews without objection. But later, Alpha threatened to revoke parental permission forDavlantes and PR representative Daphne Ortiz said parents and students were uncomfortable with questions asked about the merits of Alpha’s model, andhe switched to Alpha’s high school after facing burnout and what he called wasted time at his public magnet school.
“We’re very transparent about our academic results and the types of things that students are learning within our schools because I think that’s one of the things that the education industry is in need of,” Price said. “We need to be showing good results for students and, unfortunately, traditional school is not doing a great job of that.”
Meanwhile, the Austin Independent School District is facing a nearly $20 million deficit and plans to close schools in the next year. Every student who leaves AISD for a private school like Alpha costs the district upwards of $6,000 in state funding.“They need to be accountable to their customer, and I think it’s one of the problems that public education has had — is that they haven’t had a lot of accountability for delivering excellent academics for their students,” she said.
Childs is also concerned that AI-driven education will leave some students behind and collect intrusive student data.“My hope and desire is that eventually the public system will want to see … this innovation come into their systems, but, until they do, I’m just doing the best I can to provide as many students as possible with access,” Price said. “I absolutely believe that all schools need to be accountable to the families that they serve to provide a great experience academically.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Austin police investigating deadly shooting of teen at East Austin apartmentsAustin police are investigating a homicide in East Austin Friday night.
Read more »
North Austin Target shooting: What we know about the suspectAustin police say a 32-year-old man with a history of mental health issues killed three people in a North Austin Target shooting before being arrested in South Austin.
Read more »
How MrBeast is using toys and an animated show to reach Gen AlphaBusiness Insider tells the global tech, finance, stock market, media, economy, lifestyle, real estate, AI and innovative stories you want to know.
Read more »
2 sentenced to federal prison for trafficking 40K fentanyl pills into UtahCassidy Wixom is an award-winning reporter for KSL.com. She covers Utah County communities, arts and entertainment, and breaking news. Cassidy graduated from BYU before joining KSL in 2022.
Read more »
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 Update Completely Reworks Melee WeaponsThe 9.0 Quality of Life update for Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 features huge changes to melee combat and the Assault class.
Read more »
Henry Cavill’s Fantasy Reboot Update Is Bad News for Warhammer 40kComic Book Movies, News, & Digital Comic Books
Read more »