TalkPoverty Radio relaunched as Off-Kilter. Listen to new episodes of the show on Soundcloud, and follow the show on Facebook and Twitter.  Over the past few weeks, Michigan’s emergency manager system has been under intense scrutiny as the cities of Detroit and Flint are in the midst of two crises that particularly impact children. First, for the past few weeks, teachers in the Detroit Public School system have been organizing “sick-outs” to bring attention to poor pay, crowded classrooms, and deplorable school conditions. To discuss this, we’re joined by Terrence Martin, executive vice president for the Detroit Federation of Teachers. We’re then joined by Kim Mitchell, a long-time teacher in the city’s public schools. An hour away, in Flint, MI, the city continues to deal with the water crisis, and anticipate the long-term needs of the children who were exposed to lead. We’re joined by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, who serves as a professor of pediatrics and human development at Michigan State University and Director of the Pediatric Residency Program at Hurley Medical Center. Her research on elevated lead levels in children helped sound the alarm around Flint’s water crisis, bringing national attention to the long term effects this lead exposure will have on children. We are also joined by Alan Pyke of ThinkProgress for another installment of the Weekly Worst.