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Khan Academy - Wikipedia

Khan Academy

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Khan Academy
Type of site
501(c)(3)
Available inMultiple languages
OwnerKhan Academy, Inc.
Founder(s)Sal Khan[1][2]
URLKhanAcademy.org
Launched2008; 17 years ago
YouTube information
Channel
Created bySal Khan
Years active2006–present
GenreEducation
Subscribers8.8 million[3]
Total views2.15 billion[3]

Last updated: February 20, 2025

Khan Academy is an American non-profit[4] educational organization created in 2006 by Sal Khan.[1] Its goal is to create a set of online tools that help educate students.[5] The organization produces short video lessons.[6] Its website also includes supplementary practice exercises and materials for educators. It has produced over 10,000 video lessons[7] teaching a wide spectrum of academic subjects, including mathematicssciencesliteraturehistory, and computer science. All resources are available for free to users of the website and application.

History

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Sal Khan presenting during TED 2011

Starting in 2004,[8] Salman "Sal" Khan began tutoring one of his cousins in mathematics on the Internet using a service called Yahoo! Doodle Images.[9] After a while, Khan's other cousins began to use his tutoring service. Due to the demand, Khan decided to make his videos watchable on the Internet, so he published his content on YouTube.[10] Later, he used a drawing application called SmoothDraw, and now uses a Wacom tablet to draw using ArtRage. The video tutorials were recorded on his computer.[11]

Reading positive responses in USA Today prompted Khan to incorporate Khan Academy in 2008 and quit his job the same year to focus full-time on creating educational tutorials (then released under the name Khan Academy)[12] Khan Lab School, a school founded by Sal Khan and associated with Khan Academy, opened on September 15, 2014, in Mountain View, California.[13]

May-Li Khoe served as Vice President of Design at Khan Academy from 2014 to 2019, contributing to the organization's user experience and design strategy during her tenure.[14]

Funding

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Khan Academy is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, mostly funded by donations from philanthropic organizations.[15] On its IRS form 990, the organization reported $31 million in revenues in 2018 and $28 million in 2019, including $839,000 in 2019 compensation for Khan as CEO.[16]

In 2010, Google donated $2 million for creating new courses and translating content into other languages, as part of their Project 10100 program.[17] In 2013, Carlos Slim from the Luis Alcazar Foundation in Mexico, made a donation for creating Spanish versions of videos.[18] In 2015, AT&T contributed $2.25 million to Khan Academy for mobile versions of the content accessible through apps.[19] The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has donated $1.5 million to Khan Academy.[20] On January 11, 2021, Elon Musk donated $5 million through his Musk Foundation.[21]

Content

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The narrator writes to an electronic blackboard during a recorded lecture.

Khan Academy offers classes with educational videos hosted on YouTube. The website is meant to be used as a supplement to the videos, because it includes other features such as progress tracking, practice exercises,[22] and teaching tools.[23] The material can also be accessed through mobile applications.[24] The videos enable students to acquire knowledge at their own learning speed according to the concept of mastery learning. They are therefore used by teachers to teach according to the principle of Flipped Classroom.[25]

The videos display a recording of drawings on an electronic blackboard, which are similar to the style of a teacher giving a lecture. The narrator describes each drawing and how the drawings relate to the material being taught.[26][27] Furthermore, throughout the lessons, users can earn badges and energy points, which can be displayed on their profiles. Non-profit groups have distributed offline versions of the videos to rural areas in Asia, Latin America, and Africa.[28][29][30] Videos range from all subjects covered in school and for all grades from kindergarten up through high school. The Khan Academy website also hosts content from educational YouTube channels and organizations such as Crash Course and the Museum of Modern Art.[31] It also provides online courses for preparing for standardized tests, including the SATAP ChemistryPraxis Core and MCAT[32] and released LSAT preparation lessons in 2018.[33] It also has a collaboration with independent chemists, which are mentioned in "Meet the chemistry professional". Khan Academy has also supported Code.org's Hour of Code, providing coding lessons on its website.[34]

In July 2017, Khan Academy became the official practice partner for the College Board's Advanced Placement.[35]

Khanmigo

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Khanmigo is a chatbot powered by GPT-4 technology, designed to assist users with mathematics, science, humanities, and coding inquiries, as well as aiding in learning these subjects. It incorporates the large language model of OpenAI. Khan Academy introduced Khanmigo on March 14, 2023.[36][37] Users can have access[38] for $4 per month. Users who want to register must be over 18. The pilot provided access to approximately 65,000 students across 53 school districts. In November 2023, Khanmingo Writing Coach was introduced to provide essay-writing support for students and analytical insights for teachers.[39][40]

Language availability

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Khan Academy videos have been translated into several languages, with nearly 20,000 subtitle translations available. These translations are mainly volunteer-driven with help from international partnerships.[41][42] The Khan Academy platform is fully available in English (en), Bangla (bn), Bulgarian (bg), Chinese (zh), French (fr), German (de), Georgian (ka), Norwegian (nb), Polish (pl) Portuguese (pt), Spanish (es), Serbian (sr), Turkish (tr) and Uzbek (uz), and partially[43] available in 28 other languages.[44]

Official SAT preparation

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Since 2015, Khan Academy has been one of the official SAT preparation websites. According to reports, studying for the SAT for at least 20 hours at Khan Academy is associated with a 115-point average score increase.[45]

Pixar in a Box

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In 2015, Khan Academy teamed up with Pixar to create a new course named Pixar in a Box, which teaches how skills learned in school help the creators at Pixar.[46]

Official Test Preparation

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Khan Academy also provides free test preps for PSAT/NMSQT,[47] LSATPraxis Core, and MCAT.

Khan Academy Kids

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In 2018, Khan Academy created an application called Khan Academy Kids. It is used by children aged two to eight to learn basic skills (primarily mathematics and language arts) before progressing to grade school.[citation needed]

Teachers

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Teachers can set up a classroom within Khan Academy. This classroom allows teachers to assign courses within Khan Academy's database to their students.[48] Teachers can also track their student's progress as they work through the assigned tutorials.

Criticism

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Khan Academy has been criticized because its creator, Sal Khan, lacks a formal background or qualifications in pedagogy.[49] Statements made in certain mathematics and physics videos have been questioned for their technical accuracy.[50] In response to these criticisms, the organization has corrected errors in its videos, expanded its faculty, and formed a network of over 200 content experts.[50]

In an interview from January 2016, Khan defended the value of Khan Academy online lectures while acknowledging their limitations: "I think they're valuable, but I'd never say they somehow constitute a complete education."[13] Khan Academy positions itself as a supplement to in-class learning, with the ability to improve the effectiveness of teachers by freeing them from traditional lectures and giving them more time to tend to individual students' needs.[51][20]

Recognition

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  • In 2012, Khan Academy won a Webby Award in the category Websites and Mobile Sites, Education.[52]
  • In 2016, Khan Academy won a Shorty Award for Best in Education.[53]

References

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  13. Jump up to:a b Westervelt, Eric (January 5, 2016). "'A Bit of a Montessori 2.0': Khan Academy Opens A Lab School"Here & NowWBUR and NPRArchived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
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  17. ^ "$10 million for Project 10^100 winners". The Official Google Blog. September 24, 2010. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  18. ^ "Mexico's Carlos Slim funds Khan academy in Spanish". Marketplace. Archived from the original on May 8, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
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  20. Jump up to:a b Thompson, Clive (July 15, 2011). "How Khan Academy Is Changing the Rules of Education"Wired. Vol. 19, no. 8. ISSN 1059-1028Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  21. ^ "Elon Musk $5 million donation to Khan Academy thank you"YouTube. January 11, 2021. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
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  29. ^ "Laureate: Salman Khan"Education Award. The Tech Awards. 2009. Archived from the original on July 3, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  30. ^ "Salman Khan"CNBC. June 13, 2012. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  31. ^ "Khan Academy – Partner Content"Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  32. ^ "Test prep | Khan Academy"Khan Academy. Archived from the original on April 20, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  33. ^ "Khan Academy launches free Official LSAT Prep". June 1, 2018. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  34. ^ "Code.org | Computing | Khan Academy"Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  35. ^ "Khan Academy is the Official Practice Partner for AP". July 27, 2017. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  36. ^ Grace (March 14, 2023). "Introducing… Khanmigo!"Khan Academy. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  37. ^ Towers-Clark, Charles. "Khan Academy: An AI Revolution In Education Or Threat To Human Skills?"Forbes. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  38. ^ "Khanmigo Education AI Guide"Khan Academy. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  39. ^ Melendez, Steven (March 25, 2024). "One year in, Khan Academy's AI has 65,000 students, and is still learning new skills"Fast Company. Archived from the original on January 21, 2025. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  40. ^ "Stepinac Teacher AnnMarie Galdau Collaborates with Khan Academy to Develop AI-Powered Writing Coach"Yonkers Times. February 19, 2025. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  41. ^ "Volunteers | Khan Academy"Khan AcademyArchived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  42. ^ "Supporters | Khan Academy"Khan AcademyArchived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  43. ^ "Is Khan Academy available in other languages?"Khan Academy Help Center. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  44. ^ "Is Khan Academy available in other languages?"Khan Academy Help Center. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  45. ^ "Studying for the SAT for 20 hours on Khan Academy associated with 115-point average score increase"Khan AcademyArchived from the original on June 3, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  46. ^ "Pixar in a Box | Partner content | Khan Academy"Khan AcademyArchived from the original on May 30, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  47. ^ "About the digital PSAT/NMSQT (article)"Khan Academy.
  48. ^ "What can I do from the Classes page?"Khan Academy Help CenterArchived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  49. ^ Christopher Danielson; Michael Paul Goldenberg (July 27, 2012). "How well does Khan Academy teach?"The Washington Post. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  50. Jump up to:a b Strauss, Valerie (October 22, 2013). "Khan Academy using contractors to check Web site's videos"The Washington PostArchived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
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  52. ^ "NEW Webby Gallery + Index"NEW Webby Gallery + Index. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
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But Brave New Words is not just about technology - it's about what this technology means for our society, and the practical implications for administrators, guidance counsellors, and hiring managers who can harness the power of AI in education and the workplace. Khan also delves into the ethical and social implications of AI and GPT, offering thoughtful insights into how we can use these tools to build a more accessible education system for students around the world.
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Salman Khan provides an invaluable guide for those seeking to understand and shape AI for good. This is a book about AI, education, and work, but the ideas are transferable to every domain -- Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI

Brave New Words lays out a stunning vision for how artificial intelligence can transform education―not in twenty years, but today. I got goose bumps reading this book. Salman Khan understands the interface of technology and education better than anyone I’ve ever known -- Steven D. Levitt, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Freakonomics

A gripping guide to the future of learning. Instead of living in fear of AI, Salman Khan lays out a clear-eyed, compelling vision to empower teachers, enliven classrooms, and unlock potential in students. This book is required reading for everyone who cares about education -- Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Potential and Think Again, and host of the podcast Re:Thinking

Read this book. It’s the most fascinating and important account of how AI will transform the way we learn. Salman Khan is leading the way into an era in which every student―and everyone else―will have a personal tutor that will do for us what Aristotle did for Alexander the Great -- Walter Isaacson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Elon Musk

Salman Khan’s Brave New Words is a must-read exploration of how AI will transform education and how it can be harnessed as a force for good. The book is a timely, thought-provoking, and ultimately hopeful examination of how this powerful new technology can equalize access to learning and develop personalized instruction. We are lucky to have Khan as our guide into the exciting future of education -- Laurene Powell Jobs, founder and president of Emerson Collective

There’s no doubt in my mind that Salman Khan is the leading thinker about education in the age of AI. In Brave New Words, he offers deep insights into how AI can be a catalyst for creativity and a tool for unleashing student potential. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the future of learning and technology -- Francis Ford Coppola, Academy Award–winning filmmaker

Salman Khan has long been on the cutting edge of education, and in Brave New Words, he shows us what’s next. The book is a timely masterclass for anyone interested in the future of learning in the AI era. No one has thought more about these issues―or has more interesting things to say about them―than Sal -- Bill Gates

Salman Khan’s Brave New Words is a gift to educators worldwide. This is a chance to learn from one of the world’s most visionary educators and technology entrepreneurs about how AI enables us to drive educational equity and transformation -- Wendy Kopp, CEO and cofounder of Teach for All

Salman Khan once thought he’d become an AI researcher. Instead, he became one of the most important educators of our time. Here, with incredible intelligence and perception, he shows how learners everywhere can harness AI and other technologies for their own productivity and entrepreneurship. There are no braver words than these -- Satya Nadella, executive chairman and CEO of Microsoft

Education is the route to professional and personal fulfilment, a liberation of the mind from ignorance and a pathway to achievement. AI has today opened this possibility in new and profound ways. And rather than fear this change, by embracing it everyone can have a world-class tutor providing learning built around the needs of every individual. This requires a bold leap of imagination in what is possible in education. But as Salman Khan brilliantly lays out, this is a necessary and healthy change to a status quo that is too stuck in the past. It is a leap we must take -- Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

In Brave New Words, Salman Khan challenges us to reimagine the future of education in an AI-driven era. His book is not only insightful but also inspiring, demonstrating the enormous potential of technology to empower both learners and educators. Khan’s expertise and passion make this a compelling read for anyone invested in the future of education -- Arne Duncan, former United States Secretary of Education

It’s often said that we yearn for change yet cling to the familiar. Nowhere has this been more true nor more tragic than in the field of education. Now is the time to embrace change, and to do so bravely, as Salman Khan argues in this timely treatise on AI. Leaps forward in generative AI can and should change the way all of us learn. And I can think of no better guide to show us the way than Salman Khan -- Angela Duckworth, author of Grit: The Power and Passion of Perseverance
About the Author
Salman Khan is the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, a nonprofit with the mission of providing a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. His lessons on YouTube have revolutionized learning, garnering billions of views globally. Recognized as one of Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World, Khan is also the founder of schoolhouse.world, Khan Lab School, and Khan World School, and the author of The One World Schoolhouse. He holds three degrees from MIT and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

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Rosemary Francisco

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing bookReviewed in Brazil on 1 March 2025
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Sal Khan brings us incredible ideas on how AI can uplift education. These ideas make us reflect deeply on how we can embark on this journey to make education accessible to everyone.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting new era for education.Reviewed in the United States on 26 December 2024
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In the educational world of "teaching to the test" here is an inevitable development - using AI to teach what kids need to know, and upgrading live teachers to be life coaches, building character, determination, ethics, civics, and empathy. Oh boy! What an opportunity, and what a shake-up.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A well thought out perspective on AI for goodReviewed in Canada on 15 July 2024
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Khan Academy was/is an amazing resource for learners and teachers and Khanmigo’s implementation of gen AI to create a real time tutor is next level. The book tells the story of both and shares great examples along the way. A great read!

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It's a soft sales pitch for Khanmigo. The book is organized around the concept of Khanmigo and the value it brings to the table. Of course, you will come across new ideas, but don't expect too much.

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