Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

Sal Khan has been as busy as ever. Over the last year, he’s helped Khan Academy manage a three-fold user increase, has grown and developed an online program geared toward early learners, and launched a new peer-to-peer tutoring platform to keep students connected and learning during the pandemic.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2018

Vicki: So we need to personalize learning. You know, if I taught math, I’d be harvesting videos from the Khan Academy or places like that, rather than creating my own. And we do have the capability to personalize learning so much more. So, in summary, why is personalized learning essential?

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

An increasing amount of data around personalized educational models like "blended learning" and content-specific software suggests that edtech makes instruction in diverse classrooms more efficient. But in recent years, we've seen a spike in the number of smaller, tightly focused, niche edtech product companies.

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Hack Education

MAY 6, 2020

"You never want a serious crisis to go to waste," as Rahm Emanuel, then President Obama's chief of staff, said in 2009 as the world teetered on the brink of recession. So no, Khan Academy did not invent "personalized learning." And the costs were significant.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Sometimes they strike a deal.

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