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Salman Khan of @khanacademy , one of @TIME ’s 100 most influential people in the world, stuck around after today’s President’s Lecture at @RiceUniversity to chat with our students—all of whom had a lot to ask the educator whose online tutorials have been viewed 1.5 billion times! pic.twitter.com/0YuJecvUAN — Rice University News (@RiceUNews) March 1, 2019

Glad we could help! — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) March 1, 2019

Haha hi there! Our content team take requests over here: https://t.co/w9n8KCMKK5 Thanks for the kind words! — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) March 1, 2019

Hi there! Send us your details via https://t.co/D9xiuCZlbD and we'll look into it — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) March 1, 2019

Thanks for having us @RiceUniversity @ricealumni ! Support a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere by joining #TeamRice on @gofundme : https://t.co/K8nxa5En8B 🙏🙌 or create your own team! — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) February 28, 2019

🚨 Tune in NOW 🚨 to see @salkhanacademy  LIVE at @RiceUniversity  speaking about "Education Reimagined” ➡️ https://t.co/CEOiVVkHJz ⬅️ @ricealumni pic.twitter.com/XJamDNY5A0 — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) February 28, 2019

How 'Free College' Would Work With student debt levels ballooning to unheard of levels, free college has become a popular policy for progressive politicians to promise on the campaign trail. So then, what would it actually mean if it were implemented? The short answer is, we don't really know. February 28, 2019 at 03:28PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2VqDUrB

University Says Missouri Professor Stole — And Sold — A Grad Student's Work The student's work allegedly led to a newly approved drug "expected to compete for a substantial portion of a multi-billion-dollar annual market," the University of Missouri system says. Read more on NPR

DeVos Announces Support For Proposed School Choice Tax Credit The proposed tax credit would go toward donations to private school scholarships and other school choice initiatives. Read more on NPR

@khanacademy basically got me into law school. The best prep tool I've ever used. https://t.co/51nTitJrgB — TH (@Tre4Trey21) February 27, 2019

Exciting news: Over the past year, adoption of free LSAT prep from @khanacademy and LSAC has grown at a rapid pace. Read the official press release here: https://t.co/8UcZ9QMEAn pic.twitter.com/TqEWvC0SfY — LSAC (the LSAT) (@Official_LSAT) February 27, 2019

"More than 40,000 people each month are using Khan Academy’s new free, online Law School Admission Test prep program." 😊 We’re proud to continue expanding and diversifying the pool of people who aspire to a career in law & advocacy! 👩🏾‍🎓✊🏿 @Official_LSAT https://t.co/AHzzCdgfdo — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) February 28, 2019

When Kids Ask (Really) Tough Questions: A Quick Guide Is Santa real? Will you ever die? Children ask questions that can induce knee-buckling panic in adults. NPR's Life Kit and Sesame Workshop have research-tested strategies to help you with the answers. Read more on NPR

How To Teach Black History It's a topic often debated during the month of February: How should we teach black history to the country's students? We put that question to some educators and researchers. Read more on NPR

Glad to help! 😀 — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) February 28, 2019

tonight i would like to give a shoutout to the only one that consistently had my back since day one to the only one who gave me a reason to believe in myself to the only one that made sense in my life to @khanacademy , i love you — kc (@kk_deeh) February 27, 2019

As a small nonprofit we don’t have the resources to help with individual questions 😔 but if you tell us the topic we can try to find relevant lessons and practice problems. — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) February 28, 2019

Thank you so much Maria for your ongoing support! ❤️ — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) February 28, 2019

After years of donating to Khan Academy, an amazing non-profit where anyone can learn anything for free online as long as they have internet, I was invited to come onsite yesterday to see the HQ and give feedback on content. Thank you @khanacademy for everything that you do! pic.twitter.com/ynqBYhczWn — Maria Zhukowsky (@Mzhuko) February 27, 2019

Tips for using free #SATPractice on @khanacademy : 1️⃣ Link your @CollegeBoard account 2️⃣ Practice based on your personalized recommendations 3️⃣ Use video lessons to practice the skills covered on the test 4️⃣ Take full-length practice exams https://t.co/LrC8z4gLzG — The SAT Program (@OfficialSAT) February 27, 2019

Love your caption 💯 — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) February 28, 2019

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The Absurd Structure of High School I have 20 new students entering my classroom every hour. The frenzied pace is failing everyone. February 27, 2019 at 08:00PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2H7VxID

Happy #ReadAcrossAmerica  Week! 📚🎉 Here's a book for all the #BabyShark fans out there... Baby Horses! 🐴 It's a foal lot of fun to read with kids! 😜 Find more interactive @BellwetherFlock  books in our @khanacademykids  app: https://t.co/rZS4LxmdeD #khanacademykids pic.twitter.com/0yFzW7xYnw — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) February 27, 2019

Haha love this! Is this your cartoon? — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) February 27, 2019

The Ethically Questionable Math Game Taking Over US Schools Students are spending tons of time playing "Prodigy," a massively multiplayer online game in which players roam a virtual landscape, engaging one another in magical combat. Think "World of Warcraft" crossbred with the flat, cartoony style of "Neopets." February 27, 2019 at 11:56AM via Digg https://ift.tt/2H6d2JG

Hi Keifer! What are the questions you need help with? — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) February 27, 2019

Why White School Districts Have So Much More Money According to a new report, predominantly white school districts receive $23 billion more than districts that serve mostly students of color in the U.S. Read more on NPR

Check out this great video on storytelling by @khanacademy https://t.co/kx2zWUgBrw #UNL #UNLArts #storytelling #TrendTuesday — Johnny Carson Center (@carsoncenterunl) February 26, 2019

How to know when @salkhanacademy is recording a new video at #khanacademy HQ? 🎙️🚨🔇 pic.twitter.com/ecb0zIeI37 — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) February 26, 2019

My 7 YO does calculus. This is what worked #1 Anticipation - anticipate the need for it #2 Trust - where you can communicate that they will fail often before they succeed #3 Joy - happiness and fun in doing it, toy with it #4 Social Validity - even plants do math #5 @khanacademy — Ajay Malhotra (@iamajeya) February 26, 2019

Yep! We are powered by community donations, philanthropy and partnerships. Find out how you can get involved here: https://t.co/SgBFIxsaz2 🙂 — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) February 26, 2019

Classic Books Are Full Of Problems. Why Can't We Put Them Down? A recent study found that Dr. Seuss books can be pretty racist. It's highlighted a growing debate: Should schools teach classic books that may be problematic or trade them for socially conscious ones? Read more on NPR

When you finally get ALL OF THE ANSWERS RIGHT on a @khanacademy practice session: pic.twitter.com/QwyhTHBzD0 — Toni Conn (@NNFound) February 26, 2019

📚Let’s read together for #ReadAcrossAmerica week. ▶️Encourage your child to choose a book. ▶️Do they like horses? We ❤️ Baby Horses 🐴 from @BellwetherFlock . ▶️Ask a few questions before you start reading: "What do you think the book is about?" #readingwithkids pic.twitter.com/jlphU0eE8I — Khan Academy Kids (@khanacademykids) February 25, 2019

Come Work For Us: We'll Help Pay Down Your Student Loans Some employers are offering benefits that pay down student loans. They say it's a popular way to recruit younger workers who are struggling with college debt. Read more on NPR

Rural School District In Wyoming To Open A 1-Student Schoolhouse This is the second school in the rural Wyoming county to serve a single student. State law requires schools to be accessible to children who can't make it through heavy snow. Read more on NPR

For anyone out there that has struggled with and/or forgotten #math , I suggest checking out @khanacademy and giving it another try. Being able to work through things at my own pace has helped me discover the joy and creativity in applying mathematical thinking. — Sean McBride, SW Samurai (@bushidocodes) February 24, 2019

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Me when I hear someone watching a @khanacademy video in the library pic.twitter.com/Ayrb08wiC8 — Ferris (@ZachFerris_) February 24, 2019

After Losing Appeal, Bennett College Seeks Alternate Accreditation Bennett College in North Carolina, a historically black college, lost its appeal to retain its accreditation, but then won a temporary reprieve after filing suit. Read more on NPR

Arizona Law Leaves Schools Struggling To Navigate LGBTQ Issues At least seven states have curriculum laws that limit how teachers can talk about LGBTQ relationships. Of all those laws, Arizona's is the only one that bans promoting "a homosexual life-style." Read more on NPR

How The US Government Created A Fake University To Snare Immigrant Students Court documents reveal a stunning scheme used to trap 161 foreign nationals. ICE maintains the students knew the school was fake. February 24, 2019 at 05:30AM via Digg https://ift.tt/2SmXvHp

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We’re at #AACTE19 in Louisville, Kentucky, spreading the word about our free Praxis Core prep product for aspiring teachers... coming soon! Stay tuned 😊 @AACTE pic.twitter.com/PqXMKYAcEZ — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) February 23, 2019

Oakland Teachers Strike, And West Virginia Teachers Say Trust Issues Persist Also in this week's roundup, an investigation into a reform school's "hidden history of abuse." Read more on NPR

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We never get tired of hearing your stories! 🙂 Come say hi @salkhanacademy #mykastory https://t.co/3dt5oXqVet — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) February 23, 2019

Who is the Speaker of the House 🗣️ and what do they do, exactly? 🤔 @jdickerson from @CBSThisMorning explains! Learn more about how the US government works in our new civics series: https://t.co/txHarh5iuw #civics #government #uspoli pic.twitter.com/YaX72eSgGv — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) February 22, 2019

One of the best things you can do to prepare for the SAT is take a practice test. Take one tomorrow, on Official #SATPractice Test Day. https://t.co/cExWnDajH6 pic.twitter.com/mTbZlhBY8O — The College Board (@CollegeBoard) February 22, 2019

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Oakland, Los Angeles And More To Come: Why Teachers Keep Going On Strike Across the country, teachers are striking again. First there was Los Angeles, then Denver and West Virginia. Now Oakland teachers are on the picket lines. Read more on NPR

A lot of thanks to @khanacademy and @salkhanacademy for helping me understanding the concepts of Linear Algebra, really helped a lot to grasp them, hope i perform well in my upcoming test. Wish me luck! #khanacademy — Sanjiban Sengupta (@SanziSen) February 21, 2019

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Congratulations! I've said it before and will say it again: Khan Academy is one of the jewels of the internet--whether you're a beginner, intermediate, advanced, or just want to recover what you learned a long time ago, but forgot. So many subjects! — Janet Byron Anderson (@janetbyronander) February 21, 2019

Beaten, Then Silenced In Pennsylvania, leaders of the oldest US reform school for boys have hidden a long history of violence. February 21, 2019 at 05:25PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2SUkCy7

What A Surge Of Teacher Strikes Nationwide Do And Don't Have In Common Teachers are striking in Oakland, Calif. and West Virginia, continuing a nationwide trend of teachers' strikes over the past year. Here's what these strikes do and don't have in common. Read more on NPR

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I would like to thank @khanacademy for single handedly teaching me everything on the MCAT and doing it for free 😭 #therealmvp #goingtomedschool — Taylor Cupit (@taylormcupit) February 20, 2019