1. United States
2. N.C.
3. Letter

I am upset by reports that NC is preparing to pay $10,000,000 annually to Khan Academy on a no-bid contract for an AI tool it's founder says isn't ready. This is corrupt and wildly unacceptable. As an educator, I know we need to do better for our students. While AI is all anyone will talk about, we know it's not as good as a teacher or human tutor. Maybe use that 10 million to pay teachers and tutors rather than a magic box that doesn't work. Source: "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. That’s despite the fact that Khan Academy’s own founder says the AI tutoring program has not made the impact he had hoped for. " https://ncnewsline.com/2026/06/01/nc-bill-would-steer-10-million-to-khan-academy-for-ai-tool-of-debatable-value/?emci=fc85a58e-215e-f111-8fcb-000d3a18905c&emdi=3209db98-7a5e-f111-8fcb-000d3a14b640&ceid=211682