Rally for Education Reform
Last summer when we launched School Choice Virginia, we were honored to be joined at our announcement with Kevin Chavous, a noted education reformer who also serves as chairman of Democrats for Education Reform.
As a D.C. Councilman, Mr. Chavous chaired the city council’s education committee, and led the fight for greater school choice for D.C. families- including increasing the number of charter schools from zero to more than forty schools and 17,000 students in just six years.
Earlier this month, Mr. Chavous was joined by other education reform leaders from the Education Equality Project in rallying for education reform.
“It is time for our country to stand up for our children, Chavous said. “As great as we are, we still are failing our kids. Failing them miserably. When half of the children of color drop out of high school, we are failing our kids; when we offer fewer and fewer AP courses, we are failing our kids; when our world education rankings continue to slide, we are failing our kids; and when we remain committed to a one size fits all model of education service delivery, we are failing our kids. Yes, there are some very good schools in America that provide some children with an excellent education. But that is not good enough and we are still failing our kids.”
Read the full news release online.
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