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Alpha School, a high-end private school, plans to expand to 25 campuses nationwide in the current year.
Joe Liemandt claims that every grade and subject at Alpha School consistently scores in the top 1% on the NWEA MAP standardized test each year.
Students at Alpha School learn twice as fast as students in traditional schools, as measured by point gains on the NWEA MAP test.
The academic growth rate of Alpha School students is four standard deviations above the national average.
Using Alpha School's AI-powered app, the average student can master a full year's curriculum for a single subject, such as seventh-grade science, in 20 to 30 hours.
Alpha School currently spends $10,000 per student on AI compute for its learning platform.
Alpha School aims to reduce its AI compute cost per student to less than $1,000 and eventually to $100.
Alpha School plans to make its 'Time Back' learning platform publicly available in 2026, allowing others to build schools on the technology.
A Harvard University study concluded that AI tutors are more effective than Harvard teachers, with students learning twice as much from the AI.
Joe Liemandt believes the current US education system is not preparing children for a future dominated by AI.
At Harvard University, 80% of students now receive A's, which Joe Liemandt cites as an example of grade inflation and declining academic standards.
Joe Liemandt observes that in the U.S., there is a significant disconnect between educational outcomes and earning potential, unlike in the rest of the world where they are tightly correlated.