Wealthy Families Pay $75,000 Yearly for AI Schools With No Proven Results

Alpha School and Forge Prep are attracting affluent enrollments with AI-native curricula despite zero published evidence of improved outcomes versus traditional schools. Alpha Kindergarten costs $75,000 annually; Forge Prep charges $24,000–$36,000 for grades 5–8. Forge Prep received 600 applications for 30 inaugural seats. These operators publish no performance metrics, leaving parents to bet on unvalidated pedagogy.