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Lexi Churchill

Reporter · US

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Oct 1, 2026
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Top 500K sites
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Jul 18, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Lexi Churchill and The Texas Tribune

    Texas’ Education Board Raised Questions About an AI Learning Tool. The State Then Helped Pilot It in Public Schools. (opens the original)

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    A little-known effort to bring an artificial intelligence tool into Texas public schools began about a year ago, with the help of the state’s top education official, Mike Morath. In September 2025, Morath responded to an email from associates of a private school chain called Alpha School who wanted to talk about using their AI program to educate kids in Texas classrooms. “I’d love to schedule a follow-up discussion,” Morath replied. The online platform wasn’t new to Morath, the state’s education

  2. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Lexi Churchill

    Several States Rejected This Private School Chain as a Charter. Now It’s Eligible for Texas’ Taxpayer-Funded Vouchers. (opens the original)

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    These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story. The rejections piled up one after another as leaders of Alpha School, a growing network of private school campuses, tried to convince states that their artificial-intelligence-led teaching model belonged in publicly funded charter schools. The Alpha system is centered on the idea that students can “crush academics,” like reading and math lessons, in just two hours a day. AI software teaches the lessons. The huma

  3. Article · Jul 18, 2026 · Lexi Churchill

    How a Man Once Ordered to Pay Libel Damages Helped Launch an Investigation Into Islamic Private Schools (opens the original)

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    The post How a Man Once Ordered to Pay Libel Damages Helped Launch an Investigation Into Islamic Private Schools appeared first on ProPublica.

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