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State Board of Education President John Austin on future of education in Michigan

 

The Michigan economy and education are at the heart of discussions at this year’s Mackinac Policy Conference. Current State's host Mark Bashore caught up with one key participant -- the president of the State Board of Education, John Austin.

Austin offers his take on the comments on Michelle Rhee, one of Mackinac’s keynote speakers, who supports the adoption of the Common Core curriculum.

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