The National Constitution Center and Khan Academy are partnering to create a free online Constitution 101 course premised on a simple, radical act: bringing together genuine experts who genuinely disagree about the most important constitutional issues facing our nation today; and use their examples to model thoughtful, respectful civil dialogue. In this special episode of We the People, host Jeffrey Rosen sits down with Khan Academy founder and CEO Sal Khan, in a one-on-one conversation to discuss the state of civics in America today; explain how the NCC and Khan Academy partnership and the Constitution 101 course can improve outcomes in civics education nationwide; the role of AI in education and teaching civil dialogue; and much more.
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Today’s episode was produced by Lana Ulrich, Bill Pollock, and Sam Desai. It was engineered by Bill Pollock. Research was provided by Lana Ulrich and Sam Desai.
Participants
Sal Khan is the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, a nonprofit with the mission of providing a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. He is also the founder of Schoolhouse.world, Khan Lab School, and Khan World School, all nonprofits focused on making world-class, personalized mastery education accessible.
Jeffrey Rosen is the president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization devoted to educating the public about the U.S. Constitution. Rosen is also professor of law at The George Washington University Law School and a contributing editor of The Atlantic.
Additional Resources
- Jeffrey Rosen and Sal Khan, TIME, “How We Can Repair Our Democracy and Build a More Perfect Union”
- NCC/Khan Academy partnership announcement, press release
- National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Report Card
- NCC’s Constitution 101 course
- Sal Khan, TED Talk, “How AI could save (not destroy) education”
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