Education Secretary: Tech Will Never Replace Great Teachers

Everyone wants to hangout with Sal Khan. The popular founder of the innovative Khan Academy is a good person to rub elbows with — even if you're the Obama administration's top education official.

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan fielded Khan's questions about the future of U.S. education in a Google Hangout on Friday. Khan crowdsourced inspiration for his questions, often referring to comments made on Facebook and Twitter.

Khan, a former hedge fund analyst, has been widely praised for his free educational site in 2006. So, virtual education was one of Khan's top questions for Duncan. Read more...