{"id":199964,"date":"2026-03-28T06:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T10:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/28\/artificial-intelligence-led-alpha-school-is-opening-in-chicago\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T06:45:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T10:45:19","slug":"artificial-intelligence-led-alpha-school-is-opening-in-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/28\/artificial-intelligence-led-alpha-school-is-opening-in-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"Artificial intelligence-led Alpha school is opening in Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2026\/03\/28\/chicago-artificial-intelligence-school\/\">Artificial intelligence-led Alpha school is opening in Chicago<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2026\/03\/28\/chicago-artificial-intelligence-school\/\">https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2026\/03\/28\/chicago-artificial-intelligence-school\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-28 06:07:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.chicagotribune.com\">www.chicagotribune.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blake Mohseni, inspired by his professional involvement in AI, plans to enroll his daughter in Alpha School, an innovative AI-driven private school.<\/li>\n<li>Alpha School replaces traditional teachers with \u201cguides\u201d and uses AI-powered software for lessons, offering students two hours of core subject instruction followed by workshop hours.<\/li>\n<li>The school charges $55,000 per year and has expanded rapidly across the U.S., enrolling over 1,000 students in its network.<\/li>\n<li>Founder MacKenzie Price emphasizes the personalized, efficient learning experience provided by AI, arguing that it can unlock human potential and reduce boredom and inefficiency in traditional classrooms.<\/li>\n<li>The approach of Alpha School has sparked both praise and skepticism; 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