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Skill Spring’s “Returners” Solution
More people in their 40s are returning to school, seeking better jobs as AI and layoffs impact pay. In rural Southeastern North Carolina, Skill Spring empowers these “returners” by building clarity, confidence, and career-ready skills,…
The AI Debate Ignores Rural America Completely
Everyone argues about AI. No one asks who gets left behind. I’ve watched this conversation unfold for months now. Optimists celebrate productivity gains and medical breakthroughs. Skeptics warn about job displacement and privacy violations. Both…
Why Rural Communities Need Ecosystems Not Skillcations
Skillcations sound like the perfect solution to burnout. Take time off. Learn new skills. Return recharged and more marketable. The concept has career experts buzzing about employees using PTO not for beach trips, but for…
Rural Communities Hide America’s Biggest Opportunity
The narrative is wrong. Rural communities across Southeastern North Carolina aren’t struggling because they lack potential. They’re struggling because that potential remains invisible to the systems designed to cultivate it. I’ve spent the last year…
Traditional Schools Prepare Students for Vanishing Jobs; Skill Spring addresses the “new” reality
Traditional schools prepare students for jobs that won’t exist. The numbers tell a stark story. By 2030, up to 30 percent of current hours worked could be automated, accelerated by generative AI. Yet our educational…