100 schools turned buildings over to charters. >> there was a narrative created that somehow everyone and everything here was broken. >> some community leaders say this experiment has destroyed community schooling. and has dispro- portion nately benefitted whites over blacks. >> this brand of reform that has been employed in nompbs and touted across the nation as some kind of miracle is not working. >> reporter: a study by two universities shows urn the charter school system student achievement is up, with 63% of students passing state assessment tests in 2014. graduation rates up from 56 to 73%. >> get out the calendar. >> initially charter schools were able to recruit the most desirable students and now