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Khan Academy
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non-profit educational organization
Khan Academy is a free, non-profit educational organization that provides online learning resources to students around the world. It matters because it makes quality educational content accessible to anyone with an internet connection, regardless of their ability to pay for traditional tutoring or schooling.
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- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2006
- Location
- Mountain View, United States
- Status
- Active
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Encyclopedic overview
Khan Academy is an American educational nonprofit organization founded in 2008 by Sal Khan. The organization provides free online learning resources for students and teachers worldwide.
The Khan Academy platform offers instructional videos, practice exercises, teaching tools, test preparation and assessment tests, across a range of subjects including mathematics, sciences, history, literature, economics and computer science. Lessons are typically delivered through short instructional videos paired with interactive practice activities.
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