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Just completed my @khanacademy training 101 for teachers! I have been using Khan Academy for content support by showing videos but had no idea how much else I could do!!! If you’ve got 30 minutes...you NEED to do this! Can’t wait to try it out this year! 😁💙💛🐝 pic.twitter.com/8sPi0SLjOX — Mrs. Knox (@MrsKnoxFMHS) July 31, 2018

#HappyBirthdayHarryPotter and #HappyBirthdayJKRowling ! Love from your loyal Hufflepuff friend and #khanofficedogs golden child, Pippy 🎂⚡️💛 #harrypotter #hogwarts #sortinghat #hufflepuff #goldenretriever pic.twitter.com/h1tFiNWOnk — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) July 31, 2018

Our new app #KhanKids is featured today on @ProductHunt ! 🎉 https://t.co/kgzJ3Y3QMK Thanks to product hunter @randomor for spreading the word! 🙌 #edtech #earlylearning — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) July 31, 2018

Farewell to April, our effervescent Physics whiz! ✨ When she's not creating physics lessons galore 🤓 you can find her getting physical outdoors ☀️🌲🏃‍♀️🚴 hanging out with family 🤗 and maybe even driving a coffee truck! ☕🚚 All the best in NYC April! 🗽 We’ll miss you 💖 pic.twitter.com/enQJeoWndB — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) July 31, 2018

My 6yo while doing . @khanacademy : "You think you can trick me with numbers?! I'm a kindergardener and won't fall for it!" — Greg Walsh (@gxwalsh) July 31, 2018

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Students Seeking Equal Access To Education May Find Federal Help Harder To Come By The government changed the complaint process for families trying to improve the accessibility of schools, resolve racial discrimination and address other equal-access issues. A lawsuit has been filed. Read more on NPR

Defrauded Student Borrowers Must Prove Intent; Sessions Calls Students 'Snowflakes' The Education Department wants to change loan forgiveness rules, the U.S. attorney general mocks cry closets and therapy dogs, and Congress musters a bipartisan vote for career tech. Read more on NPR

For Many College Students, Hunger 'Makes It Hard To Focus' With rising school costs, as many as half of U.S. college students are feeling so stretched financially that they either aren't getting enough to eat or are they're worried about it, studies find. Read more on NPR

Day 73 without teaching a math class: I made a video of me as Sal Khan explaining how to make instant mac n cheese. Here’s a clip. @khanacademy #mathncheese #iteachmath #MTBoS #matheducation #edu #educators #khanacademy #Mathematics pic.twitter.com/uFNKT89YPg — Joe Howard (@yungparabola) July 30, 2018

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my best friend during school is definitely Sal from Khan Academy bro always has my back 😩👌🏻💯😤 — gracie (@Graykay__11) July 30, 2018

#neverstoplearning 😉 — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) July 31, 2018

New Documents Released As Part Of Discrimination Lawsuit Against Harvard NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with New York Times reporter Anemona Hartocollis about new documents revealing information about Harvard University's admissions processes. Read more on NPR

Getting ready for first grade with some @khanacademy pic.twitter.com/jpHgdoD4vv — Mrs. Harper (@MrsHarper2) July 30, 2018

Hi Alexandra! We don't have a video exactly about that... this is as close as we get: https://t.co/PwI81ehFsL (but we use numbers instead of unknown coefficients). We have some exercises with unknown coefficients, but the equations are a bit simpler: https://t.co/2wCepPo703 — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) July 30, 2018

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Free mini 1hr PD on Khan academy to hopefully win a free vacay... sign me up! #khanteachertraining Let’s go to SanFran @NeneTom1 pic.twitter.com/WO7umPjYpz — mrs.mechler (@MechlerMrs) July 23, 2018

#WhyITeach : to foster a love of learning. #MondayMotivation , via T @MrMinguela3 pic.twitter.com/dDrlrEEBri — Teacher2Teacher (@teacher2teacher) July 30, 2018

Super cool illustrations by budding scientist Dougie (9) inspired by independent learning on Khan Academy. pic.twitter.com/dm1QWHUWcD — Taunton Home Ed (@TauntonEd) July 28, 2018

Been spending the morning with my 2.5 yr old daughter as she plays with @khanacademy 's #KhanKids app. Excellent job building such an engaging game that's fun for my little one to work through. Thanks and keep up the great work! https://t.co/M8DITugFKt — Arvind Pereira (@ampereir) July 29, 2018

Sorry to hear that! Submit a support request to our help center here: https://t.co/D9xiuCZlbD — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) July 29, 2018

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We kept the leaf! But gave it a refresh. Hope you come to like our new look. — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) July 29, 2018

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Hey 🇺🇸 teachers! 👋 Finish our free, 60min mini-PD by July 31 to enter our next prize draw to win a trip to San Francisco! ✈️🎁 https://t.co/msvkfabKCh Tweet your certificate with the hashtag #khanteachertraining + tag another teacher for an extra entry! — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) July 28, 2018

To Focus On Students' Emotional Well-Being, India Tries 'Happiness Classes' This month, Delhi students saw a new course added to their traditionally rigid curriculum. To confront academic pressures linked to India's high suicide rate, public schools are teaching mindfulness. Read more on NPR

Former Student On USC Doctor Abuse Allegations More than 200 former University of Southern California students are suing the university alleging that a former campus gynecologist abused them. NPR's Scott Simon talks to former student Amanda Davis. Read more on NPR

Defrauded Student Borrowers Must Prove Intent; Sessions Calls Students 'Snowflakes' The Education Department wants to change rules for defrauded student borrowers; the U.S. Attorney General mocks cry closets and therapy dogs; and Congress musters a bipartisan vote for career tech. Read more on NPR

Ever dream of becoming an astronaut? 👨🏽‍🚀🚀 8th grader Christian isn’t just dreaming about it... he’s planting the seeds of his future by growing the same plants as @NASA 's @Space_Station ! 🛰🌱🌟 #SpacetoGround @astro_ricky @Astro_Suni @NASA_Astronauts @kdog_news @SuptSchauer pic.twitter.com/Gn4iO3TDT1 — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) July 27, 2018

DeVos To Make It Tougher For Defrauded Students To Seek Debt Relief The Trump administration is proposing new rules that make it harder for defrauded students to get relief from the federal government, in an attempt to save taxpayers money. Read more on NPR

“Why design at Khan Academy?” 🎨🖌️🤩 We'll let our Design VP @mayli explain: https://t.co/Rt9ReUdSJU — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) July 27, 2018

I'll be volunteering as a mentor/tutor this Fall and I'm brushing up on my Math skills in @khanacademy like... pic.twitter.com/6btgmmr2og — Gia Maxwell (@iamgiamaxwell) July 26, 2018

James Kirchick: Who Benefits From Unrestricted Free Speech? When James Kirchick was in college, someone he found deeply offensive spoke on campus. Rather than protest, James attended the talk. He says free speech benefits everyone, especially the powerless. Read more on NPR

Two Researchers Challenged a Scientific Study About Violent Video Games—and Took a Hit for Being Right How two researchers paid a price for challenging a retracted study about violent video games. July 27, 2018 at 07:40AM via Digg https://ift.tt/2OmGKeD

So for some reason I missed the point in my life where we went over probability and statistics so @khanacademy has been A LIFE SAVER. Literally going back to the basics of seventh grade meanwhile I’m used to doing trig 😂 — Cheyenne ~* (@_Chey9_) July 26, 2018

I seriously have to give a big shoutout to @khanacademy ! Learning to code through Khan Academy has been so much easier than any other program I've ever tried. pic.twitter.com/it9RzqRSel — Pewtrick Moiyers (@ratrickmyers) July 26, 2018

Better to stay inside and study, Elaine! 😆 pic.twitter.com/VPWVRNutjN — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) July 26, 2018

It is true that #youcanlearnanything ! Thank you @khanacademy ♡ — Dalila (@Dalila73352152) July 26, 2018

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Made a profile with @khanacademy because when I think back to my undergrad degree, I remember countless hours on #youtube learning math with them. Couldn’t have done it without them! Excited to learn much more with them during my grad degree 😊 — Samantha 🖤 (@ImSamanthaSix) July 26, 2018

Which College Degrees Earn The Highest Salaries, Visualized If you want to make money fresh out of college, physician assistant is the way to go, but if you're thinking of making more money in the long run, there are other majors that are far more lucrative. July 26, 2018 at 03:20PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2uScIax

With Spanish Classes, Vet Schools Aim To Break Down Barriers With Farmworkers Because many farmworkers speak Spanish, veterinarian schools are pushing to open the lines of communication and ensure accurate medical care by producing more bilingual graduates. Read more on NPR

Students Argue Literacy Is A Right In Lawsuit A group of students from Detroit filed a lawsuit in 2016 against the state of Michigan, claiming bad schools prevented them from learning to read. Noel King talks with their lawyer Mark Rosenbaum. Read more on NPR

I would just like to thank @khanacademy for having free SAT prep to help me prepare to take my third and final SAT this upcoming year! It's been incredibly helpful pic.twitter.com/s2YK92mjEj — Vanessa (@vanessagmunoz) July 25, 2018

Thank you! 😊 — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) July 26, 2018

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@khanacademy i havent taken a math course in 10 years but thanks to you guys i was able to prepare myself for college and am now pursuing an engineering degree. — John Travis (@John_Chron) July 25, 2018

Hey Terrence! Check out our world history course: https://t.co/EHCh07wIbm Might be a tad advanced in places, but the videos in particular are great for student engagement! Also launching #LearnStorm soon – a great way to engage your students at the start of the year. Stay tuned! — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) July 25, 2018

Rikers Island Inmates Can Learn Cosmetology Through This New Program Fearless Beauty offers skills and confidence to women in one of the country's most notorious jails. July 25, 2018 at 03:05PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2uZGj0O

today in not-small victories, I just completed the @khanacademy US history course which is pitched at AP level I believe and it took me ages but it was one of the most fun things I've ever done and I feel like I understand the contemporary US so much better now. — ghost of dorothy parker (@annazburn) July 24, 2018

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Ok great! Happy learning! — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) July 25, 2018

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We're piloting the use of @khanacademy in select schools of Jharkhand for improving learning levels of tribal students, who are a part of our education programme under #Mission2020 . #ITE #SDGs #RTE #SDG4 @tatatrusts @HRDMinistry @SDGFund @UNESCO #LakhpatiKisan #SmartVillages pic.twitter.com/779NWW5ry9 — CInI (@cinicell) July 25, 2018

Students Seeking Equal Access To Education May Find Federal Help Harder To Come By The government changed the complaint process for families trying to improve the accessibility of schools, resolve racial discrimination and address other equal-access issues. A lawsuit has been filed. Read more on NPR

Seth Meyers Schools Betsy DeVos For Dismantling Civil Rights And Attacking Affirmative Action In Education This woman doesn't know anything about education. July 25, 2018 at 09:19AM via Digg https://ift.tt/2LN1xq1

Hi Estilo! Try submitting a support request to our help center: https://t.co/IqOXoT0m0T — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) July 25, 2018