AI schools are multiplying, but the promise of AI tutoring is complicated

Over the past decade, the AI -focused, for-profit Alpha School has grown from one campus in Austin to a growing list of more than 15 schools across the country, including in major cities like New York and San Francisco. Alpha School joins other AI-centric K-12 private schools , like Unbound Academy and the Khan Lab School , that parents can now choose for their children, paying anywhere from $40,000 to $75,000 per year in some cases. Some advocates of AI-driven education use slogans like “ Schoo

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