Short summaries of coding and AI education news, with a practical takeaway for educators and learners.
Khan Academy says new Khanmigo features help students visualize difficult ideas and give teachers more ways to build targeted practice. The update comes through Khan Academy’s partnership with Google.org.
Google Education says it is partnering with Khan Academy to launch interactive visual aids and teacher-controlled practice materials for classrooms. Both tools are built with Gemini and are being introduced for the new school year.
Sal Khan says schools that use technology well succeed because of teachers, administrators, and other hard-to-copy conditions, not technology alone. He argues that overrating the tech can create unrealistic expectations and distract from what is needed to help more classrooms benefit. His goal is to use technology to let students learn at their own pace while freeing class time for human interaction.
Students are already using AI for schoolwork, often to summarize material, get unstuck, and brainstorm. The excerpt says Study and Learn in Microsoft 365 Copilot is built to support active learning rather than just give quick answers, and it discusses how institutions are responding to student AI use. Some schools have limited AI, but that may leave students using unmanaged tools elsewhere.