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73%. initially charter schools were able to recruit the most desirable students. parents can write school choices and go through a centralized lottery process. >> we have no influence over who attends bridgelodge hall. >> parents say when an opening comes at a good school, people run. >> when we got in, there were two spots left. i said thank you, lord. this is for my baby. >> reporter: some students dont get any of their choices, leaving parents to question whether the program works. >> i dont ...

School choices and go through a centralized lottery process. >> we have no influence over who attends. >> reporter: parents say when a spot unexpectedly opens up at a good school, they run. >> when we got in, there were two spots left, and i said thank you, lord. this one is for my baby. >> reporter: but some students do not get any of their choices leaving some parents to question whether the program really works. >> i dont know that were succeeding necessarily in that the same sort of quality ...

Destroyed community schooling. and has disproportionately benefited whites over blacks. >> this brand of reforeign minist minister -- reform, employed in new orleans and touted across the nation as some kind of miracle is simply not working. >> reporter: a study by tulane university shows under the charter school system, student achievement is up. with 63% of students passing state assessment tests in 2014. up 30% increase since 2 # 85. and graduation rates are up from 56% to 73%. >> hey, everyb...

Challenged and kept up to their grade level. then they get to the high school level and they have even more challenges. so since we have an open enrollment lottery process at urban prep, our students are not selectively enrolled. we dont look at test scores or grades. we take any student who applies if we have room for the student in the class. we do have many students who come to us who are behind grade level. mr. williams here, was not one of those students. he has been a brilliant scholar sin...