Sal Khan: When I talk to admissions officers, behind closed doors, they will tell you that making tests optional did not remove the need for them to get a signal of college readiness from applicants. THE Journal: Is the SAT still relevant, now that many colleges and universities have made test scores optional for admission?

With the final SAT School Day of the 2021-2022 school year taking place today at high schools across the country, THE Journal asked Khan whether SAT exams will remain relevant now that some colleges and universities have made them optional, whether testing makes college admissions more or less equitable, and what additional changes he predicts - and hopes to see - that will make college education even more accessible for young Americans. Since 2015, Khan Academy has been home to the official SAT practice exam and free personalized SAT test prep, in partnership with the College Board. The nonprofit that grew out of his tutoring videos is Khan Academy, on a mission to “provide learners of all ages with unlimited access to free educational content that students can master at their own pace.” Its courses range from preschool basics to early college education, including math, grammar, biology, chemistry, physics, economics, finance, computer science, history, and more. Then working as a hedge fund analyst, Khan tutored his cousin in math and posted the videos he made to YouTube - and so many people watched them that he decided to meet the apparent widespread need for free online instructional content. “Democratizing education” is the cause he’s rallied around since founding Khan Academy in 2008. Q&A with Sal Khan Sal Khan: Test-Optional College Admissions Adds Ambiguity and is Bad for Studentsįounder of Khan Academy Discusses Equity in Education and Removing Barriers to the SAT Exam

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