News Summary

• Alpha School in Austin, Texas, charges up to $65,000 a year.
• Students spend just two hours a day learning core subjects (math, reading, science) via AI tutors.
• Critics worry rush to embrace AI could come at the expense of kids’ social and emotional development.
• New York City Public Schools just introduced guidelines saying teachers can use AI for tasks like scheduling, brainstorming and drafting some communications.
• But the district also made clear that aritical intelligence will “never be allowed” for grading, counseling, creating special education documents or decisions related to discipline or promotion.