What new AI tools are Google and Khan Academy putting in classrooms this fall?

Six engineers, six months, one fellowship

The collaboration began in March. A team of six Google engineers joined Khan Academy's product and engineering organization through a six-month Google.org fellowship. They worked side by side with Khan Academy staff to integrate Gemini models into Khanmigo. The partnership also included a Google.org grant and gave Khan Academy's experts direct access to Gemini models in time for the 2026 school year.

This was not a handoff. Google engineers helped define the underlying metrics for what makes a high-quality diagram. They evaluated visuals for relevance and helpfulness. They refined visual details like labeling. They built a new feedback widget directly into Khanmigo so user input can help continually improve the experience.

Diagrams that move when students drag them

Khanmigo previously offered text. Now it uses Gemini's advanced reasoning capabilities to generate interactive visual aids and diagrams. If Khanmigo detects that a visual could help a student with a math or science problem, it will create charts and geometric shapes. It can also produce parallel coordinate plots. A student can drag a vertex or a line segment. Khanmigo recognizes the change and adjusts the lesson accordingly. The system brings these interactive elements to life through deep collaboration. Diagrams appear exactly when students can benefit the most. Khan Academy is seeing early signs of increased student engagement and better answers after students see a diagram. How many students have used the new diagrams is not stated.

Practice questions that wait for teacher approval

The second major feature is Khan Academy's reimagined Practice My Knowledge tool. Originally the goal was simply to use AI to generate high-quality multiple choice questions. Working with Google fellows helped the Khan Academy team pursue a bigger opportunity: completely redesigning the tool so it becomes fully editable and scorable by educators. The new version also makes every question reviewable before students see it.

The latest version enables teachers to partner with Gemini to plan and draft practice questions. Teachers can also validate each question before it goes out. They can upload their own materials for Gemini to reference. Before an assignment goes out, a teacher reviews the full set — making edits, rejecting questions, or approving them — before they're sent to students. Once the work is done, teachers receive detailed performance reports for easy assessment.

Gemini drafts the materials. Teachers have the final say on what students see. Teachers and administrators have told Khan Academy these adjustments make a difference, giving them just what they need to ensure questions are the right difficulty level for their students.

What the rollout covers today

Districts using Khanmigo can check out the new features today. The announcement does not say how many districts currently use Khanmigo. It does not specify whether the interactive diagrams cover every math and science topic or only a subset. It does not mention pricing changes for schools. The new feedback widget is live inside Khanmigo. The reimagined practice tool is available for teachers to use immediately.