Through her Returning Education to the states tour, Secretary McMahon toured Pembroke Academy and sat down for a roundtable discussion surrounding school choice, meeting with school leaders and lawmakers to hear how Michigan is excelling and where it can improve. We don't set curriculum, we don't hire teachers, we don't buy books, we don't do any of that. We're primarily a pass through with charter. Schools focusing on individualized teaching. The education secretary calls the approach an innovative way of reaching the next generation and hopes other states follow suit. (00:50–00:58)
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Asserts that the [Department of Education] does not set curriculum, hire teachers, or buy books, and acts primarily as a pass-through for charter schools.
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