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Houston ISD & 2 Hour Learning | Check-In 55
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Two Houston ISD Schools Go All-In on 2 Hour Learning, Matt explores how two Houston ISD elementary campuses are piloting an AI-driven, compressed learning model for high-performing students. The program utilizes Alpha School's TimeBack platform to shorten core academic instruction down to two hours through algorithmic pacing and gamified goal tracking. However, the pilot arrives alongside privacy concerns regarding facial tracking technology and a history of state regulators rejecting similar expansion efforts over operational and performance data gaps.
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