{"id":296,"date":"2026-06-02T18:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northcarolinamovingjournal.com\/?p=296"},"modified":"2026-06-02T18:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:08:08","slug":"nc-bill-would-steer-10-million-to-khan-academy-for-ai-tool-of-debatable-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northcarolinamovingjournal.com\/?p=296","title":{"rendered":"NC bill would steer $10 million to Khan Academy for AI tool of debatable value"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A North Carolina Senate education bill would direct more than $10 million in recurring state funding to Khan Academy for a statewide AI tutoring program, making the nonprofit the sole provider for participating school districts without a competitive bidding process.<\/span><\/p>\n

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That\u2019s despite the fact that Khan Academy\u2019s own founder says the AI tutoring program has not made the impact he had hoped for.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In an April <\/span>interview <\/span>with Chalkbeat, Khan Academy founder Sal Khan acknowledged the company\u2019s AI tutoring tool, Khanmigo, had not met early expectations for classroom use. \u201cFor a lot of students, it was a non-event,\u201d he said. \u201cThey just didn\u2019t use it much.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Neither the bill\u2019s primary sponsor, Sen. Michael Lee (R-New Hanover), nor Khan Academy immediately responded to NC Newsline\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n

an omnibus education bill scheduled for its first committee hearing Wednesday, would create a state AI Academic Support Program and provide the funding to run it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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