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Practice is one of the most powerful ways students build real understanding. But every teacher knows that getting students to start, stick with, and feel proud of that practice takes more than a good assignment. Students need to know what to work on next. They need to see that their effort is adding up. And sometimes, they need the energy of their whole class working toward something together. That’s why, as part of the reimagined Khan Academy experience, we’re introducing new ways to help

When Hanover’s Assistant Superintendent Phil Misecko talks about Khan Academy’s pilot in Hanover Community School Corporation, he does not start with the technology. He starts with the students. “Our high school kids were excited about competing,” he said in a recent webinar. “Teachers were hearing kids tell other kids, ‘Hey, you better pull your weight. I want to win this Gem competition.’ There’s nothing better than positive reinforcement and motivation among kids.” For district leaders

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By Elizabeth Barker, Sr. Technical Program Manager, Accessibility Every May, I’m reminded that two things can be true at once.  My son turned 17 this year—not quite an adult but definitely no longer a child—and I’ve never felt more ready to let go and more determined to hold on. That’s May for me: duality. The flowers are blooming and we’re still covering the plants at night. The calendar is full of birthdays, Mother’s Day, Mental Health Awaren

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By Kim Merrill, Principal Computer Science Content Creator Computer science education has a mastery problem. Students pass courses. They complete assignments. But put them in front of a slightly unfamiliar problem and many stall out. We tend to treat this as an individual failure. They’re not trying. They’re not curious. They’re “just not cut out for this.” But what if the problem isn’t the students? What if it’s the design of the curriculum itself? How computer science curr

Meet the new Khan Academy classroom experience If you know Khan Academy, you probably know us for free, trusted content that helps students practice at their own pace. That foundation is still here. But the classroom experience around it has changed—in a big way. We reimagined Khan Academy for today’s classrooms by listening closely to teachers and students. We heard that while the platform was dependable, it did not always match the flow of classroom teaching. Teachers wanted tools

Three years ago, Khan Academy launched Khanmigo, a generative AI-powered tutor for students and assistant for teachers. Since then, we’ve worked continuously to improve its tutoring capabilities. Today we’re sharing the results of our most recent improvement efforts. Our efforts are incremental and ongoing, and we are encouraged by the six-percentage-point improvement described below. Applied across millions of practice sessions per day, the gain translates to a meaningful increase in the number

By Elizabeth Barker, Sr. Technical Program Manager, Accessibility Why digital accessibility matters more than ever in education Every week, sometimes daily, a friend or family member shows me some new tech update: an app that tracks even more exercise data, a game that adds new sound cues or visual effects, something small but clever that sparks my curiosity. And every time, I find myself wondering how to make that thing accessible.  Even in this moment of rapid innovation, e

Learning how to manage money is one of the most important life skills, but many young adults are never taught how to budget, save, or make smart financial decisions. Financial literacy is the ability to understand how money works in everyday life, from earning and spending to saving and investing. If you are starting your first job, preparing for college, or trying to become more independent, building these skills early can make a big difference in your future. Here are five important m

We’ve heard the questions about AI tutors—about what they can do, and what they can’t. Educators are right to ask these questions. Early use of Khan Academy’s AI tutor, Khanmigo, has varied. Some chats help students move forward more than others. Those patterns are exactly what we’ve been studying as we test, learn, and improve the experience alongside teachers and school districts. One thing hasn’t changed: the learning that happens through practice. We’ve seen that consistently over m

By Megan Colburn, Marketing Lead, Khan Academy Kids If you’re evaluating PreK assessment tools for your program—or trying to understand what a high-quality preschool assessment should actually cover—you’re navigating a market that ranges from clipboard-based observation systems to tablet-delivered direct assessments, each with different tradeoffs in accuracy, burden, and usability. This post breaks down what a preschool assessment typically includes, how the most common approac

By Megan Colburn, Marketing Lead, Khan Academy Kids A rigorous, peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Children and Media found that preschool-aged children from low-income families who used Khan Academy Kids at home made significantly greater gains in pre-literacy skills than children who did not — bringing their scores to nearly the national average in just 10 weeks. The findings offer some of the strongest independent evidence to date that a free educational app can meaningfull

College works—but not for everyone. It can be expensive. And too often, it measures time spent, not what you can actually do. But learning doesn’t have to work that way. Today at TED2026, the nonprofit organizations Khan Academy, TED, and ETS announced the Khan TED Institute, a new approach to higher education designed for a changing world. This is not about replacing traditional universities but about expanding the set of options available to learners. AI is already transforming how

Turn the assessment data you already have into clear, day-to-day support for students and teachers without adding another disconnected tool. If your district already uses or plans to use the SAT Suite in the 2026-27 school year, you can now get Khan Academy Districts for $10 per student. For many districts, the challenge isn’t getting insight.  It’s knowing what to do next. The gap between data and action Districts have made real investments in assessment. You have built system

By Megan Colburn, Marketing Lead, Khan Academy Kids It’s one of the most debated questions in early childhood education right now: does technology belong in PreK classrooms? Last month, we brought together three leading voices to dig into the research, and the answer turned out to be more nuanced, more human, and more hopeful than a simple yes or no. Meet the Panel Sal Khan is the Founder and CEO of Khan Academy, a nonprofit on a mission to provide free, world-class educati

Earlier this year, we introduced Writing Coach’s Essay Assignment Library to make practice easier and feedback more actionable for students and teachers. Today, we’re excited to share a meaningful next step: AP and SAT-aligned assignment templates are now available in the Essay Assignments Library. Explore essay prompts Practice with real prompts that matter Students can now write in response to authentic, past College Board prompts, helping them prepare for the kinds of tas

By Aviv Weiss, Khan Academy Districts Each quarter, we sit down with Dr. Kristen DiCerbo, Khan Academy’s Chief Learning Officer, to reflect on what she’s seeing in the field, in the research, and in the data. In this conversation, Kristen shares learnings about motivating learners in a group and an update on Khan Academy’s work in developing assessments. Aviv Weiss: We recently released two motivation features as part of the reimagined Khan Academy experience. Can you tell us about