Minnesota’s charter school experiment is failing. That’s the conclusion of a sweeping three-part report from The Minnesota Star Tribune looking at dismal student test scores and administrative mismanagement and misconduct.

Mara Klecker is the K-12 education reporter for the Minnesota Star Tribune and one of the reporters behind the series.

She joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk about the popularity of charter schools in the state, the idea of “outcome based” schools, what we know about student performance at charter schools and how lawmakers are talking about charter schools today.