It's no secret that Detroit schools have been failing their students for a long time.
In 2009 Detroit's public schools racked up the worst scores in the history of the National Assessment of Educational Progress test, and the scores haven't really improved since then.
Charter schools were launched to offer Detroit parents a choice. But my next guest believes the unregulated environment for charter schools has wound up hurting the kids who most need help and a sound education.
Robin Lake is director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the University of Washington in Seattle. She recently visited Detroit and came away with some unsettling views of the condition of Detroit's charter schools.
