Liberty Luncheon -
School Choice with Kevin Chavous

Come hear from one of the leading school choice advocates about how school choice has changed the lives of thousands of children in the inner city of Washington D.C. and around the country.

Kevin P. Chavous is a noted author, attorney and national education reform leader. In 2016, Mr. Chavous was inducted into the District of Columbia Hall of Fame. As a D.C. City Council Member from 1993-2005, and Chair of the Council's Education Committee, Mr. Chavous helped to shepherd the charter school movement into the nation's capital. It soon became the most prolific charter school jurisdiction in the country, with now nearly half of D.C.'s public school children attending charter schools.

In addition to charter schools, other options for low-income children have expanded under his leadership, including the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, the first federal scholarship program, which has provided access to private schools for nearly 6,000 children from low-income families since inception.

Mr. Chavous worked with U.S. Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos to form American Federation for Children, a leading school choice organization. He co-founded Serving Our Children, a non-profit organization which provides grants to teachers for the purchase of classroom supplies. He also co-founded Democrats for Education Reform and chaired the Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO).