Pathways AI Project In Washington
The Pathways AI Project is a statewide coalition co-designing how artificial intelligence - grounded in human relationships - can make pathways more personalized and effective for every learner in Washington.
The Challenge
Washington’s education and workforce ecosystem is vast and vigorously funded. But it's very richness creates a paradox: the more programs that exist, the harder it becomes for any individual learner to find the right ones. Students currently move between multiple platforms to explore careers, identify training programs, apply for financial aid, and access basic-needs support. The navigational burden falls hardest on those the system most needs to reach - learners from low-income backgrounds, first-generation students, and working adults seeking to re-skill or advance.
Our Approach
The Pathways AI Project flips that model. Rather than asking learners to conform to the system, we are building a coordinating layer that makes the system legible to the learner. Through a coalition of state agencies, school districts, nonprofits, and research partners, we are co-designing an AI Guide that:
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Simplifies complex tasks through guided pathways that dynamically adapt to student progress
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Personalizes conversations and recommendations for wraparound services, financial aid, and career exploration
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Understands each learner’s unique context, ensuring they feel understood and empowered to act
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Complements the irreplaceable work of human advisors, enabling them to focus on trust, coaching, and emotional support
Over 15 months, the Project will research, co-design, and prepare a pilot of the AI Guide. Piloting in school districts begins in 2026, with continuous iteration informed by student and advisor feedback and independent evaluation.
AI Safety: Why it matters and how we do it
AI Safety is the non-negotiable foundation of everything we do. Safety is not a feature - it is the substrate on which everything else is built.
Learn more about our AI Safety approach and technical implementation in our AI Safety Overview
University Learning Collaborative on AI for Student Success
In 2024 a grant from the Axim Collaborative enabled CampusEvolve to establish a collaboration among 5 universities to examine how GenAI tools could be designed and optimized for one-stop advising. Research and testing of the AI Advisor Assistant at the University of Central Florida and Indiana Tech University revealed how students adopt, use, and embrace these new tools. Stay tuned for the research report.
"This tool truly has the potential to make a huge difference in the lives of so many students, especially those who might be struggling to find the right resources or who feel overwhelmed by the process of navigating their academic journey." Student, University of Central Florida
Campusevolve wins Grant from the Gitlab Foundation
CampusEvolve was one of 14 organizations to receive a grant from the GitLab Foundation's AI for Economic Opportunity Fund. The project will develop a GenAI tool that embeds a credential transparency graph, enabling learners to make more informed decisions about their education and career investments.
OUR HISTORY OF LEARNING
A Rich Seam: New Pedagogies for Deep Learning
This whitepaper is about a radical change in the relationships between key players in learning ecosystems: students, teachers, technologies, school cultures, curricula, and assessments. If AI is to have a transformative impact, it must be designed for new pedagogical models like this.
By Maria Langworthy and Michael Fullan