Every kid in America.
Not just the kids whose parents can afford $1,200/year curriculum. Not just the kids in the right zip code. Every kid. Always.
I want to tell you what this company is. Then I want to tell you what it isn't.
What it IS: a platform that gives every American family the option to homeschool their kid, no matter how much money they have, no matter what they believe, no matter how many kids they have, no matter what state they live in.
What it ISN'T: another paid education product for the suburban upper-middle class.
I keep saying 'every kid in America' and I mean it. The kid in foster care whose 18th birthday is coming up and nobody's helped them apply for college. The kid whose mom works night shifts at a hospital and can't make the 3pm pickup. The kid who got expelled and the public school says 'good luck.' The kid in a state where the schools are failing and a charter wait-list is 4,000 names long. The kid whose family just immigrated and the school district has zero support in their language.
Every. One. Of. Them.
How: real scholarships for families on EBT, foster, or in transition — not 'apply and we'll get back to you,' actually free. The Family tier at $19/month is already half the price of Time4Learning. The Solo tier at $9 is a fifth of the price of Power Homeschool. Annual plans get cheaper. Refer a friend and get a month free.
Why I can do this: because the AI economics, when you build them right, are dramatically cheaper than human teachers. The savings go to the families, not to investors. I don't have investors. I have my husband and a credit card.
If you've gotten this far — you've read this whole manifesto — and you're nodding along, please tell another family. The way this gets to every kid in America is one parent telling another parent.
I'll keep building. You keep talking. We'll get there together.
— Annie