YouTube Teams Up With Khan Academy, Searches For Talented Educators

A new school year is in session and as teachers and students head back to school, YouTube is getting its education on as well.  Today the video site announced a new partnership with Khan Academy to find the Next EDU Gurus—10 top engaging educational content creators that will be rewarded with special training, promotion, $1000 B&H gift cards for production equipment and more.

Angela Lin, Head of Education at YouTube, writes on the YouTube blog, “We believe that inspiring online educators can come from all walks of life, and we want to find the next generation of educational YouTube stars – people with a talent for explaining tough concepts in compelling ways, and the passion and drive to assemble a global classroom of students.”