Kevin P. Chavous is a noted attorney, national school reform leader, and author of Serving Our Children: Charter Schools and the Reform of American Public Education. Chavous has served on boards of charters schools in Washington, D.C., New York City, and Chicago. From 1993-2005, Chavous served on the Council of the District of Columbia, where as education committee chair, he helped to usher charter schools and parental choice into the District of Columbia.