AUSTIN (Nexstar) — U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon toured an Austin private school on Tuesday, which claims it helps students "Learn 2x in 2 Hours."

Alpha School Austin

Alpha School Austin is part of an upstart network of Alpha Schools across the country, focused on using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help students progress through their coursework faster.

"Fundamentally, we believe that kids are limitless," co-founder MacKenzie Price said. "When kids receive personalized learning that goes at their pace and level, their learning is able to go exponentially faster than in a traditional classroom."

Instead of 'teachers,' students at Alpha School Austin are supervised by 'guides,' who help lead them through their abbreviated coursework. During the course of McMahon's tour, st

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