BY JAKE NEHER
Michigan Public Radio Network
The state superintendent said he's forming a public group to come up with ways to improve public education. Mike Flanagan's announcement comes days after a report exposed a secret work group that includes top aides to Governor Rick Snyder.
Flanagan said he wants to create his own group, which would be open to the public.
He said there's movement toward more student choice in public education. He said the group's goal would be to apply those changes carefully and fairly.
"How do you match that up with the implementation, and people really knowing where is there quality, and not choice for choice sake." Flanagan said.
Flanagan talked about the group in front of Michigan teachers and education leaders in East Lansing. He said he wants it to be "very inclusive," with representatives from a wide range of political ideologies and backgrounds.
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