Khan Academy redesigns classroom platform as AI tools move further into daily teaching

The new classroom experience keeps Khan Academy’s free content library but changes how teachers assign work, track progress, and use Khanmigo in class.

Khan Academy has redesigned its classroom experience with updated teacher workflows, student learning queues, progress reporting, classroom motivation features, and Khanmigo AI tools

Khan Academy has launched a redesigned classroom experience, adding clearer teacher workflows, student learning queues, class-wide motivation features, and Khanmigo AI tools as schools look for digital learning platforms that fit more closely around classroom practice.

The update keeps Khan Academy’s existing free content library, accounts, classes, student data, videos, exercises, and articles in place. The main change is the product experience around that content, with Khan Academy changing how teachers navigate the platform, assign work, track student progress, and use AI-supported tools.

The classroom redesign follows Khan Academy’s recent acknowledgment that only 15 percent of students with access to Khanmigo regularly engage with the AI tutor, despite more than 108 million total interactions since its 2023 rollout. The organization has said Khanmigo is being reworked after early classroom use produced inconsistent results, with a redesigned tutor experience also due to roll out to district partners this summer.

Teacher dashboard adds faster access to content and AI tools

The new teacher dashboard has been redesigned around core classroom tasks, including managing classes, finding content, assigning work, accessing AI tools, and reviewing reports.

Teachers can manually create classes or import them from Google Classroom. Students can join using a class code, and teachers can manage rosters, assignments, reports, and settings from one place.

Khanmigo Assistant is also built into the top of the teacher experience. It allows teachers to search for content and navigate the platform using natural language, reducing the need to move through multiple menus.

Teachers also have access to Khanmigo Teacher Tools, including support for lesson hooks and individualized education program help. Khan Academy says the tools are intended to support planning and preparation tasks inside the platform.

Students get a clearer learning queue

For students, the redesign adds a Learner dashboard that shows classes, progress toward mastery, and the work they should focus on next.

A new Learner Queue changes how assignments are presented. Instead of a standard list of tasks, students see a more structured path through daily or weekly Missions, with work broken into smaller steps.

The underlying Khan Academy learning experience remains familiar once students open an exercise, video, or article. They continue to work through content with immediate feedback, hints, worked examples, and related resources when they need support.

Khan Academy has also added motivation features, including gems, weekly streaks, and Gem Challenges. Gems count toward class-wide goals and can be used by students to unlock accessories for Khanmigo.

Existing accounts, courses, and data remain in place

Khan Academy says existing users will keep their current accounts, classes, data, and access to the platform’s content library. The redesign does not replace its mastery-based learning model, which remains built around practice, feedback, and progress tracking.

Teachers can create Unit Missions, Content Assignments, and Writing Coach activities, assigning work to a whole class, multiple classes, or individual students. Once assigned, the work appears in the student workflow.

The reporting experience has also been updated to give teachers quicker access to learning time, progress, skill mastery, and assignment completion. Khan Academy says the redesigned reports are intended to help teachers identify where students are progressing and where they may need support.

Khan Academy is inviting educators to join a waitlist for the new classroom experience. The rollout gives the organization two linked product changes to manage in 2026: a broader classroom redesign and a reworked Khanmigo tutor experience for district partners.