AI Tutoring with Khanmigo in a Two-Year School Experiment

A two-year randomized trial in 18 Tennessee middle schools found that Khan Academy’s AI tutor, Khanmigo, improved math scores, but the gains were modest and roughly comparable to Khan Academy practice without AI. For CIOs and technology leaders, the key takeaway is that access to AI is not enough: the primary constraint is user engagement, so the business value of AI initiatives will depend on workflow design, adoption, and sustained use rather than the technology alone. This suggests IT organizations should focus as much on change management, integration, and usage analytics as on procuring AI tools.