Reporter: AI-powered Alpha School oddly unfazed by families disenrolling their kids
benjaminjriley · x · 2026-09-14
Continuing a reporting thread on the AI-driven private school Alpha School (and its TimeBack program), the author notes multiple sources describing how remarkably sanguine the school's leadership is about families disenrolling their children—atypical for private schools—and why he now thinks he understands it. He also adds balance: sources praised the Austin campus's student guides and discreet support offered during TimeBack, and many staff genuinely care about the children.
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