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MacKenzie Price

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MacKenzie Price

@mackenzieprice

Co-founder, Alpha School and 2HrLearning Transforming K12 | Improving outcomes with 1:1 AI-driven academics and critical life skills for a future-ready next gen

Austin, TX

Joined March 2009

MacKenzie Price
@mackenzieprice
Apr 9, 2025
Replying to @mackenzieprice
At 14, he made headlines again. Not for winning a spelling bee. Not for building a robot in his garage. He was hired by Elon Musk’s company, Starlink—becoming the youngest person ever employed at SpaceX. No traditional high school. No AP classes. No gold star nonsense.
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MacKenzie Price
@mackenzieprice
Apr 9, 2025
Replying to @mackenzieprice
Here’s the truth: Kairan didn’t fit the system. He didn’t thrive because of school. He thrived because his parents pulled him out and built something better.
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MacKenzie Price
@mackenzieprice
Jun 13, 2024
My daughters used to hate school. But they were not the only ones. To date, kids across the country feel the weight of our outdated education system. I saw that AI had the power to make learning efficient, engaging, & extraordinary, to let kids crush academics in just 2 hours a