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The UCLA Civil Rights Project report, "Choice Without Equity," revealed what researchers deemed a troubling pattern of racial stratification in charter schools across the country.
They said they believe state and federal intervention can turn the trend around.
Gary Orfield, the project's co-director, said the Obama administration's recent grant programs, such as Race to the Top, and charter-school grants that encourage the expansion of charters and development of new ones, are a timely opportunity for regulation.
"We don't want Race to the Top to become a race to the past," Orfield said, referring to the new federal grant program meant to raise school achievement.
Source: Emily Gersema, The Arizona Republic
