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| Kevin Chavous | |
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| Organization: | The Chavous Group |
| Role: | Owner and Founder |
| Education: | •Wabash College •Howard University School of Law |
| Website: | Official website |
Kevin Chavous is an education activist and the owner and founder of the Chavous Group.[1]
During the period of transition between the Obama and Trump administrations, Chavous was reported to be in consideration for a high-level appointment in the Trump administration. The Washington Post reported that Chavous was being considered for secretary of education.[2]
Career
Education
Chavous earned a bachelor's degree in political science and government from Wabash College and a law degree from Howard University School of Law.[3]
Legal career
Chavous worked as a personal injury lawyer with the Washington, D.C. firm of Cadeaux and Tagliere before pursing public office.[4] From 2002 to 2012, Chavous was employed by Denton's, then known as SNR Denton, a global law firm.[1]
Political career
A Democrat, Chavous was elected in 1992 to the first of his three terms on the District of Columbia Council. He served from 1993 to 2005.[1] During his time on the council, Chavous served in a number of roles, including as a member of the following committees.[5]
- Committee on Education, Libraries and Recreation
- Committee on Public Works and the Environment
- Judiciary Committee
- Committee on Self-Determination
- Committee on Labor
During Chavous' tenure as chair of the Committee on Education, Libraries and Recreation, he helped bring charter schools to Washington, D.C.[2] He remains an advocate of school choice and voucher programs, saying in 2015, "Every day, too many children are trapped in a school that does not work for their needs, but school choice empowers parents and provides needed alternatives for millions of children nationwide."[6]
Chavous ran for mayor of Washington, D.C. in 1998 but was defeated by Anthony Williams in the Democratic primary.[7]
Chavous lost re-election to the council in 2004.[8]
In 2008, Chavous served on the education policy committee for Barack Obama's presidential campaign.[9]
Advocacy
| Possible Trump appointee (first term) |
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| During the 2016 presidential transition of power, Chavous was reported to be in consideration for a high-level appointment in Donald Trump's (R) first term. |
Full list of possible appointees |
See also: Donald Trump's Cabinet, 2025 |
Since leaving the D.C. council, Chavous has been involved in a number of organizations that promote school choice.[9][10]
- Center for Education Reform, Distinguished fellow
- Black Alliance for Educational Options, Board member
- Democrats for Education Reform, Co-founder and board member
- American Federation for Children, Executive council
- Alliance for School Choice, Executive council
Since 2012, Chavous has been the owner of the Chavous Group. He describes the company by saying, "Our core expertise is in providing strategic thinking, community organizing and aggressive advocacy to drive social change in American public education."[1]
2016 presidential election
During the period of transition between the Obama and Trump administrations, Chavous was reported to be in consideration for a high-level appointment in the Trump administration. The Washington Post reported that Chavous was being considered for secretary of education.[2]
Publications
Chavous has authored the following three books: Voices of Determination, Serving our Children, and Building a Learning Culture in America. His writings have also been featured in news outlets such as Investors Business Daily, The Sacramento Observer, and The Indianapolis Recorder. [11] He has previously written a regular education blog for The Huffington Post.[12]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 LinkedIn, "Kevin Chavous," accessed November 30, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Washington Post, "Trump, a Common Core foe, considering Core supporters for education secretary," accessed November 30, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedLinkedIn - ↑ Washington Post, "Stability, success mark Chavous's life," accessed November 30,2016
- ↑ DC Watch, "Kevin Chavous, accessed November 30, 2016
- ↑ American Federation for Children, "Alliance for School Choice Announces Half Million Dollar Media Buy," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ Washington Post, "Williams wins big in D.C. mayor's race," accessed November 30, 2016
- ↑ Washington Post, "Chavous camp missed filings, wrote checks without funds," accessed November 30, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Washington Policy Center, "Kevin Chavous in Washington, D.C.," accessed November 30, 2016
- ↑ Center for Education Reform, "Chavous, Kevin," accessed November 30, 2016
- ↑ Kevin P. Chavous, "Publications," accessed November 30, 2016
- ↑ Huffington Post, "Kevin P. Chavous," accessed November 30, 2016
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