Serving Our Children: Charter Schools and the Reform of American Public Education

Public education is failing America’s children, especially those in poor urban areas. Washington, D.C. Council member Kevin Chavous has long been an outspoken advocate for educational reform through the charter school movement. In his book “Serving Our Children,” Chavous explores what his city has learned from the charter school experience and what it means to American public education as a whole. Chavous shows how charter schools can serve as models for national public education reform across the country. He describes how greater flexibility and autonomy allow these schools to better serve the needs of students and their families.