THE DEPARTMENT of Education has expanded its partnership with Khan Academy Philippines, citing measurable gains in learner performance and improved teacher support as the free digital learning platform continues to scale across public schools nationwide.

According to DepEd, Khan Academy Philippines has reached more than 711,000 learner-beneficiaries and 12,153 teachers in over 2,700 public schools—growing from an initial pilot of around 30 schools when the partnership began.

In recognition of its sustained contribution to learning recovery and classroom support, DepEd honored the leaders of Khan Academy Philippines as DepEd Heroes for leading the nationwide scale-up of free, high-quality digital learning tools for public schools.

“When we began working with Khan Academy Philippines, it was present in only a few dozen schools. Today, it supports thousands of schools nationwide, providing free tools and free training for teachers, without additional cost to the government,” Education Secretary Sonny Angara said. “This reduces the burden on schools and makes learning recovery easier to implement at scale.”

DepEd honored Geraldine Acuña-Sunshine (President and Chief Executive Officer), Myrish Cadapan-Antonio (Chief Operating Officer and Trustee), and Denise N. Fabella (Executive Director) of the academy.

Angara noted that the platform helps address a major classroom challenge by giving teachers real-time data on learner progress, allowing them to quickly identify learning gaps and adjust instruction without requiring additional administrative work or resources.

“Tayo ’yung unang recipient sa buong mundo. Libre nilang binigay sa ating mga guro. So I hope our teachers here, our principals here, will have the same zeal, the same excitement, and the same determination to get these tools out to our learners in the field,” he added.