by: The Skillman Foundation | Jun. 11th, 2025 Update as of June 19, 2025:In recent weeks, many communities have mobilized in defense of Maykol Bogoya-Duarte. Despite this rapid rally of support, since being detained by ICE, Maykol has been deported to his native Colombia and he will be unable to receive his well-earned high school […]

by: The Detroit News | Jun. 10th, 2025 This article was originally published in The Detroit News. Skillman Foundation President and CEO Angelique Power was not born in Detroit. She wasn’t born in Michigan. But in the four years the Chicago native has called Detroit home, she’s made herself known as a top advocate for […]

by: Angelique Power | Jun. 6th, 2025 This op-ed was originally published in The Detroit News. Nearly four years ago, I moved from Illinois to Michigan. While we often talk about the flow of people from Detroit to Chicago, I was part of a quieter, less conventional movement in the opposite direction. Why? First: less […]

by: The Skillman Foundation | May. 14th, 2025 A panel discussion featuring Senator Darrin Camilleri and Senator Ed McBroom, moderated by Angelique Power, president & CEO, took place at the Mackinac Policy Conference on Wednesday, May 28, at 10:30 a.m.  Learn where education is heading and how finding common ground is essential to get there. This […]

by: Angelique Power | Apr. 30th, 2025 Hello.  Have you, or someone you know, been having a hard time answering the question, “How are you doing?”  If so, you are not alone.   Gobs of anecdotal evidence have shown the “how are you?” customary greeting no longer leads to a simple exchange of well-worn pleasantries. Instead, […]

by: Ashley Aidenbaum | Apr. 16th, 2025 Young people are closest to our education system. They hold the insights and ideas needed for education to work for everyone. As an education-focused foundation, we strive to be a go-to for Detroit youth brilliance and a model for engaging and highlighting youth, particularly through our Youth Council, […]

by: Angelique Power | Apr. 9th, 2025 If you don’t stick to your values when they’re being tested, they’re not values. They’re hobbies. -Jon Stewart Raising a teenager has made me quite the philosopher. It requires I make sense of the world enough to explain it, and then understand my explanation is limited by it […]

by: The Skillman Foundation | Apr. 1st, 2025 Application Deadline Extended to Sunday, May 18, 11:59pm At The Skillman Foundation, we work to ensure Detroit youth have the tools and supports they need to design their own bold destinies. We invest in youth, teachers, parents, community members, and policymakers working together to transform the education […]

by: The Skillman Foundation | Mar. 19th, 2025 The Skillman Foundation is proud to announce the 2025 Skillman Visionary Awards, which honors extraordinary education changemakers. This award program underscores the Foundation’s commitment to recognizing and supporting visionary leaders who are transforming the education system to better prepare students to navigate and shape the future. This […]

by: The Skillman Foundation | Feb. 25th, 2025 The Skillman Foundation held an intimate conversation with our grant partners, featuring three community leaders who are at the forefront of supporting immigration rights for children and families: Each speaker shared accounts of how the federal administration’s recent orders and actions around mass deportation are impacting the […]

by: Angelique Power | Feb. 13th, 2025 We are in the early days of understanding what will happen to the U.S. Department of Education, from breaking programs apart and resettling them elsewhere, to ending programs, to trying to move forward on the threat of abolishing it. We do know there’s been a mandate to push […]

by: Angelique Power | Jan. 24th, 2025 This op-ed was originally published in Crain’s Detroit Business. With mayoral and gubernatorial races on the horizon, campaign season is anything but over. There will be no shortage of credit claimed and promises made. But numbers don’t lie: Michigan’s population is shrinking. While Detroit has seen modest growth, […]

by: The Skillman Foundation | Dec. 12th, 2024 This holiday season, The Skillman Foundation President’s Youth Council, a dedicated group of young Detroiters ages 13-23, granted $250,000 to 30 nonprofits that are supporting youth across Detroit. This year marks the fourth round of grants from our Youth Council—but with a new approach. For the first […]

by: Laila Bell | Dec. 11th, 2024 The education system plays an essential role in preparing young people to shape and drive the future. For Detroit youth to thrive in an increasingly interconnected world, they need access to an excellent and equitable education that equips them to meet the opportunities and challenges of tomorrow. No […]