Alpha School founder aims to take its AI-driven education model to 1 billion students
benjaminjriley · x · 2026-09-11
A discussion about Alpha School, the AI/software-driven micro-school: the author says he initially had reservations about its relation to public education, but changed his view last week — Alpha School itself is tiny; the real story is its founder's nakedly ambitious plan to sell the software to 1 billion students.
- The author sees this as directly connected to his concerns about Black and brown students and public education broadly
- Illustrates the growing tension between AI education startups and traditional public school systems
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