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Charter school exec: Free Press got nothing right

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Michigan education stakeholders met with state officials this week, including Superintendent Michael Flanagan. Discussions included toughening the oversight of the state’s charter schools. On Monday, Flanagan met with charter school authorizers.He explained his previous warning to stop authorizations by authorizers that demonstrate poor oversight.On Wednesday, Flanagan continued discussions with a diverse group of education stakeholders.

To learn more about what happened at that meeting, Current State talks with Dan Quisenberry, President of the Michigan Association of Public School Academies.

 

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