With the 2020 presidential primaries well underway, many candidates are touting their plans for how to educate and upskill America to close the current skills gaps and create a more prosperous future for all citizens. These plans promise bold action, and we commend the candidates for thinking creatively to address the complex challenges we face. While many of these ideas sound appealing, questions still remain.

Our President & CEO, Jean Eddy, shares highlights of ASA's attendance at LearnLaunch 2020 alongside many other innovative teachers, leaders, investors and entrepreneurs.

Bill Stiles, a program and curriculum specialist at ASA and former school counselor, shares his experience as a school counselor, why these roles are so important and how ASA supports them, and his best advice for counselors of the future.