Then:
There are no guarantees, of course.
Maybe, then, it's time to pull back on the hype machine for Khan Academy. I've used it before, and it's wonderful as a student aid, but it basically boils down to free instructional videos. It's a great help, but it's hardly the revolution that the headline makes it out to be.
I think Khan Academy is becoming a whole system of learning rather than just a very large library of free instruction videos.
We're not arrogant enough to think we'll start out by building a generic AI solution to education.
We do know that we have a) a lot of video content that students are constantly watching, b) dynamically generated math exercises that students use to practice every day, and c) some very encouraging in-school pilot programs.
We're using those experiences to learn and expand. The YouTube video linked in the article shows the edges of our progress so far.
I haven't yet seen much effective use of technology in the learning environment that touches anything but the periphery of the formal educational experience. I'd be excited to hear about something better going on!
Much more in various posts of mine (http://bjk5.com/post/2071068737/khan-academy-in-the-classroo...), and more importantly, you can read direct feedback from teachers and students on their Khan Academy blog: http://lasdandkhanacademy.edublogs.org/
...obviously, many more observations will be published when the pilot is done.