Our State of Education is The Skillman Foundation’s new monthly show featuring a variety of voices, together forming a new vision for Michigan’s K-12 schools.

Tune in to hear students, parents, teachers, business leaders, policymakers, and more, hashing out the most pressing needs and promising solutions in schools.

Our State of Education lets you know what’s happening in education and what you can do to support it.

Our State of Education airs on the first Monday of every month, at 7 pm on WJR radio (channel 760 AM), or watch the livestream online at WJR.com. Every episode recording will be available here, on YouTube, and on all podcast platforms.

This month on Our State of Education

A future-forward education system requires us all. By collaborating and bridging divides across geography, sector, and politics we can modernize our education system and prepare every Michigan student for the future. But how do we move forward together?

This month we talk to john powell—Detroit native, director of the Othering & Belonging Institute, and professor at the University of California, Berkeley—about the power of bridging and how to build common ground. Listen to episode 3 below: