Purposeful Paths: Durable Skills in the Age of AI

​Join James Cryan, Founder & CEO of Willow Education, in conversation with Tim Taylor, Co-Founder and President of America Succeeds and Vincent Caricato, KIPP Colorado, to discuss Durable Skills and how they can drive Economic Mobility.

​With AI disrupting the entry-level labor market, what skills do young people need to thrive? Durable skills are human‑centered competencies like communication, critical thinking, collaboration, and leadership that compound over a career. Recent research from America Succeeds and Lightcast shows the demand is only rising: 76% of job postings now request at least one durable skill, and 8 of the top 10 most‑requested skills are durable.

​Join Tim, Vinny, and James to unpack the data and explore Pathsmith™, America Succeeds’ durable skills solution that powers curriculum, assessments, professional learning, and skills‑based hiring. We’ll also share how Willow Education is embedding Pathsmith’s employer‑informed framework and performance levels into our curriculum and a new Durable Skills assessment, grounding every student’s postsecondary and career plan.

​You’ll learn:

• ​What “durable skills” are—and why they’re increasingly non‑negotiable.

• ​How leading school systems are teaching and measuring durable skills.

• ​How Willow is partnering with Pathsmith to make guidance and advisory periods aligned to districts' Portrait of a Graduate.

​All registrants receive links to free Pathsmith-aligned curriculum resources, and the Durable Skills Framework (Starter Edition).