Public schools are failing to teach kids to read and write: King Randall

King Randall, an education trailblazer, is pushing for a charter school in Atlanta amid what he called toxicity in public school system.

Randall, founder of "The X for Boys," added that schools tout their graduation rates, but beneath that veneer are illiterate kids. 

"They're touting, 'We have a super high graduation rate and these children are … graduating functionally illiterate," Randall told host Lawrence Jones. 

Randall cautioned against blaming the black hole in the education system on the teachers, who are affected by the toxic system just as students are.