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Amgen Foundation Awards Khan Academy An Additional $3 Million To Support Science Learning And Educational Equity Amid COVID-19
Foundation Expands Five-Year Relationship to Include Support for School Districts Facing Deep Budget Cuts THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.,
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[{"type":"text","content":"Foundation Expands Five-Year Relationship to Include Support for School Districts Facing Deep Budget Cuts\n\n\nTHOUSAND OAKS, Calif. and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Amgen Foundation today announced the renewal of a $3 million grant to Khan Academy to support several key learning initiatives, including virtual biology lessons; partnerships with school districts facing budget shortfalls; and a collaboration with LabXchange, a new online science learning platform launched by Harvard and the Amgen Foundation earlier this year.\nThe Amgen Foundation has committed nearly $7 million over five years to advance Khan Academy's science lessons and public school partnerships. This year, as COVID-19 is expected to cause learning loss and exacerbate inequality in education, the Amgen Foundation and Khan Academy are committed to doing everything they can to keep all students learning. Khan Academy has grown its biology offering, with the Amgen Foundation's support, to more than 380 videos, 150 exercise sets and 250 articles. These free biology lessons are used by students across the country and around the world during distance learning.\n\"We understand the pressures many people face during this unprecedented time and the ambiguity about what in-person learning will look like going forward. What's more, we know students and teachers of color are disproportionately impacted,\" said Eduardo Cetlin, president of the Amgen Foundation. \"Khan Academy is playing an important role in helping address inequity in education during the pandemic through its free educational resources. We're proud to continue and expand our strong partnership and help keep students on track for success.\"\nAs school districts determine if they can re-open campuses, they are facing unprecedented financial pressure. The Amgen Foundation is committed to strengthening communities where Amgen staff members live and work, and to that end, part of its renewed funding supports two school districts in Southern California that are partners of Khan Academy. Both districts, Paramount Unified School District and Hueneme Elementary School District, serve primarily students of color and face looming budget shortfalls.\n\"This school year is likely to be challenging, so we're deeply grateful for the support we're receiving from the Amgen Foundation and Khan Ac...