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Read on to explore America Succeeds’ Durable Skills work, efforts to transform the workforce pipeline, policy resources, and the latest news.

3 weeks ago

The Practices Powering Durable Skills in High School

The Practices Powering Durable Skills in High School In our first post, we introduced the revolutionary three-part framework that emerged from our 16-month study of twelve innovative high schools and…

1 month ago

The Durable Skills Revolution: What 16 Months of Research Reveals About Transforming Education

In a converted engineering lab in Chattanooga, Tennessee, eleventh-graders aren’t working for grades — they’re working for impact. One team designs and 3D-prints prosthetics for children with disabilities. Another creates…

1 month ago

Introducing the Durable Skills Learning Experience Accelerator App

As education evolves to meet the needs of a changing world, durable skills are essential, not optional. That’s why we’re thrilled to introduce a new tool designed for educators, by…

2 months ago

More Than Just Sports: How Reflection Helps Students Discover Durable Skills for Life and Career

This is a guest blog written by Sean Mitton, speaker and author of Student of the Game Mindset, focused on helping student-athletes reflect, connect, and grow through storytelling, mind mapping,…

4 months ago

Project-Based, Place-Based, Purposeful: Durable Skills Development at Babcock Schools

At Babcock Schools, the future of learning feels a lot like the future of work: dynamic, student-driven, and grounded in real-world purpose. These public charter schools in southwest Florida aren’t…

5 months ago

The Road to Durable Skills Is Paved with People-Based Learning

This is a guest blog written by Dr. Jane R. Shore, Founder of School of Thought PHL and an advisor on the Research Practice Collaborative. When the Xerox company realized…