Defenders call timing of Alpha School hit pieces suspicious amid AI education debate
RachelVT42 · x · 2026-09-17
A poster argues that the wave of recent critical articles about AI-powered Alpha School reflects legacy schools and politicians deflecting blame for failing education outcomes, citing a rebuttal to Van Schoales' "Alpha School's Theranos Problem" that accuses critics of making extraordinary claims without evidence while attacking founder MacKenzie Price with Elizabeth Holmes comparisons.
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