In 2006, hedge fund manager Sal Khan launched "Khan Academy," to provide YouTube tutorials for his 12-year-old cousin who needed help with unit conversions. The online school now delivers more than ...

(USA TODAY) - Parents learn to pick their battles. It's crucial for survival. When it comes to screen time? That's a fight just about every parent now struggles with. On one hand, you sometimes just ...

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A big idea driving Khan Academy is a belief in “mastery learning”—that students should show proficiency in one set of materials before moving on to the next. The nonprofit’s latest push to make ...

We recently caught up with Khan, who discussed how his own education shaped his passion project, his belief that anyone can learn anything and what’s next for Khan Academy, online and off. The ...

While consoles are primarily known for gaming and taking in multimedia content, every so often something different sneaks it’s way in. Last week, Khan Academy – a free online education tool – launched ...

November 26, 2025 - Come prepare a meal with the fifth and sixth graders of Pacific Elementary, in Davenport, California, where the district attracts students just for the lunch. Sal Khan, the founder ...

Sal Khan, the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, built an education enterprise on virtual learning. But as many communities across the country prepare to start the fall with online-only instruction, ...

With ten million unique users each month and the financial backing of some of the world's wealthiest people, perhaps no education organization has more pressure to show results than Khan Academy. The ...

The following script is from "Teacher to the World" which aired on March 11, 2012, and was rebroadcast on Sept. 1, 2013. Sanjay Gupta is the correspondent. Denise Schrier Cetta, producer. Take a ...