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A left-leaning Colorado think tank recently released a report on the state's charter schools, saying that they're becoming more diverse, but still lag behind most other states in the percentage of students of color. Sam Fuqua of KGNU in Boulder recently interviewed Andrew Rotherham, a senior fellow at the think tank, who is also co-director of Education Sector, a non-partisan research institute.
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Piece Description
A left-leaning Colorado think tank recently released a report on the state's charter schools, saying that they're becoming more diverse, but still lag behind most other states in the percentage of students of color. Sam Fuqua of KGNU in Boulder recently interviewed Andrew Rotherham, a senior fellow at the think tank, who is also co-director of Education Sector, a non-partisan research institute.
Broadcast History
December 22, 2005. Rebroadcast December 24.