# S2E239: Why This 12-Year-Old Moved Across the Country for School (Part 1)

An episode of [Future of Education Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1673109764), 20 Jun 2025, 18 min.

Audio: https://rss.art19.com/episodes/7bee8af8-349f-42b4-8a1c-2ac8f87a560c.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIhVJbnZpc2libGVOZXR3b3JrBjoGRVQ%3D--0761ee75eb25694efc17849092f8583c07f6c68b

In this episode, MacKenzie chats with Rourke, a 12-year-old Alpha student who moved from New York City to Austin, Texas to attend our flagship location of Alpha School. Rourke shares what her traditional school experience was like in Manhattan, what made her family choose Alpha, and how the two models compare from a student’s point of view.

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