Over in our sister blog, The Locker Room, Joe Coletti blogs about tonight’s Raleigh and Morrisville screenings of “The Lottery,” a film about the role charter schools play in the lives of four families. Screenings also take place in Greensboro and Asheville.

Here in North Carolina, public charters continue to be criticized, including for not enrolling enough racial and ethnic minorities. In this brief interview, JLF’s Terry Stoops explains the contradiction in state law that limits charter school operators’ ability to pursue racial and ethnic diversity targets.