AI-driven school expanding to major US cities despite union pushback

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Moms for Liberty’s Tina Descovich discusses first lady Melania Trump’s call to prepare kids for AI, warning parents must control the technology in classrooms and hold Big Tech accountable. An unconventional private school model that replaces traditional classroom lectures with artificial intelligence is gearing up for a massive nationwide expansion this fall, even as critics and powerful teachers unions sound the alarm. Alpha Schools, which says its students learn twice as fast as those in "standard" schools, is planning to open new campuses in Chicago, Atlanta, Charlotte, Raleigh, and several California hubs, including Santa Monica, Palo Alto and the East Bay. The school already operates in Austin, New York and Miami. The Alpha model is built on a "two-hour core" subject requirement. Students spend their mornings using adaptive AI software to master