# Alpha School's $65,000 Manhattan pitch tests the line between AI school and homeschool center

> Source: <https://runtimewire.com/article/alpha-school-new-york-ai-campus-not-school>
> Published: 2026-06-04 15:04:57+00:00

MacKenzie Price and Joe Liemandt are bringing Alpha School's AI powered education model to Manhattan with a $65,000 a year campus that WIRED reported is being pitched to New York parents even though WIRED characterized it as not actually a school. According to WIRED, Alpha School executives held information sessions for wealthy New York City parents in Lower Manhattan in fall 2025. Some were hosted by Price, whom WIRED identifies as Alpha School's cofounder, and Liemandt, described in the sto...