Evo Morales is the first indigenous president of Bolivia, even though almost two-thirds of the country's population are indigenous. Upon entering the office, he enacted several new laws affecting the indigenous population.

Emily Alpert reported from Bolivia on a 2011 grant from the International Reporting Project. Here, she explains how Bolivia's education reforms are an effort to remake the divided country.

"Education reform in Bolivia is totally different than what we think of as education reform, certainly in the United States," Alpert explains.

The new laws will require students to learn an indigenous language, in addition to Spanish and English.

"I wanted to look at this huge, almost utopian project," she says, particularly "how it's actually working and what some of the obstacles might be."

Emily Alpert reported from Bolivia on a grant with the International Reporting Project (IRP).

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