COVID has revealed the soft skills gap among America's youth: It's time we address it

Soft skills like communication and leadership are key to a successful career, but the pandemic revealed just how underdeveloped they are in our students.

Only 3% of high school students today value leadership as a necessary skill, when in fact it is one of the most high-demand skills that employers and colleges seek out.

For years, business leaders and parents have questioned whether students were graduating from high school with the skills needed to succeed in college and beyond. The questions surrounding this skill gap have not been around hard skills or content knowledge, but rather durable soft skills.