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More coverage of Khan Academy, and an investor who is paying Khan a salary. "Sal Khan is educating the globe for free. His 1,516 videotaped mini-lectures -- on topics ranging from simple addition to vector calculus and Napoleonic campaigns -- are transforming the former hedge fund analyst into a YouTube sensation... Jason Fried, CEO of tech company 37signals, said he invested in Khan's nonprofit because 'the next bubble to burst is higher education. It's too expensive. It's too much one-size-fits-all. This is an alternative way to think about teaching -- simple, personal, free and moving at your own pace.'" Via Brian Lamb.

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