Watch — Marc Sternberg Talks Priorities for a New School Year: Why Governors Must Keep Kids and Their Future Prosperity at the Center of the Ed Debate

This is one in a series of summer videos with experts and thought leaders on the state of American education, going into the 2018 school year. Watch all the videos, and read other in-depth interviews, by visiting our 74 Interview series.

Marc Sternberg, K-12 education program director for Walton Family Foundation, sits down to discuss the urgent need for local leadership in improving America’s schools — and how the country’s future hinges on districts’ abilities to put students on a path towards prosperity.

Produced by James Fields; Disclosure —Walton Family Foundation provides financial support to The 74.