KEVIN's OP-EDs and ARTICLES
2023
- Can AI Be Part of the Solution to Bullying? Here are three ways that AI can potentially help more schools and parents.
- Education Reform Expert: Affirmative Action Ruling Means Rethinking K-12 Education, Too: The truth is — the lack of opportunity for generations and generations of Black people directly impacts the workforce today.
- What Is MLK Still Teaching Us About Equity in America Five Decades Later: Inequity has had dire social, economic, and educational consequences for our country.
2022
- Real Democrats Support School Choice: Democratic candidate for Governor PA A.G. Josh Shapiro leads the way with his support for school choice initiatives.
- Are We Asking The Wrong Questions When It Comes To College? College continues to break students' banks.
- The Skills Young People Need To Thrive During The Next Recession: Today’s young people face an uncertain economic future as they enter the workforce—but there are skills they can learn to put their best foot forward and thrive.
- Why transparency between administrators and parents matters: Being upfront about sharing your vision for your schools and allowing parents to share in the planning process will help earn their trust.
- Three Ways Schools Can Help Girls Build Confidence: Given such a wide gulf in how boys and girls see themselves, it's time to start asking what our schools should be doing to close the confidence gap.
- OP-ED: Are U.S. Schools Ready For An Influx of Displaced Students? The solutions to educate displaced students and accommodate their unique learning needs aren't as difficult as you might think. In fact, we've already been employing some of them for years.
- Book Banning: Where Should Schools Draw the Line? If we approach these tough questions on book banning from the students' perspective first, we may find that the answers aren't as elusive as we once thought.
- OP-ED: Personalized Learning Makes Students Masters Of Their Own Destiny: The power of personalized learning
- How Can Schools Combat the COVID-19 Slide? Bullying Prevention Is The Best Place To Start: We need to do all we can to reverse these trends and stop bullying in its tracks. So, where should we start?
- How Schools Can Find the Time To Teach Digital Literacy Skills: Why aren't we doing more to prepare young people for in-demand jobs of the future?
- Teaching Preschool Is More Than Child's Play: As a nation, if we're serious about investing in more pre-k opportunities, we must ensure that these programs offer a high-quality educational experience.
- A Hand Up Or A Handout? Tackling America's Financial Literacy Crisis: It's never too soon to learn how to save.
- Education: The Issue that Could Break Partisan Gridlock: Divisive and complex issues such as the pandemic response and critical race theory have a lot to do with the attention now focused on education, but there is also common ground sitting just below the surface
2021
- IMPROVING EDUCATION CAN PIECE AMERICA BACK TOGETHER: Joint Op-Ed with Kevin P. Chavous and George Miller
- WHAT THE FUTURE OF LEARNING SHOULD LOOK LIKE: The end of the emergency online classroom is coming. Here's what should happen next.
- THE HECHINGER REPORT: Why we must invest in new, innovative workforce training to fill a skills gap
- THE HILL: Is the spread of misinformation MLK's dream?
2020
- WHERE ARE WE NOW WITH SCHOOLS STARTING AND THE PANDEMIC? Kevin P. Chavous, President, Stride Inc., joins CER ACTION Series Webinars to talk about how his company is responding to students’ and families’ needs in this critical time for education, how educators and advocates in the space can support substantive changes for good in their own systems, and what we can expect in the future for schools across the country. Listen here for more!
- REAL CLEAR EDUCATION: What Ruth Bader Ginsburg Taught Us About Inclusion and Opportunity
- TOWNHALL: Stay Positive When Considering the Future of Education
- THE 74 MILLION: We’ve Always Applauded Teachers for the Amazing Job They Do. But This Year, They Deserve a Standing Ovation
- WASHINGTON EXAMINER: We Need All Hands on Deck to Keep All Students on Track
- A MESSAGE FROM KEVIN P. CHAVOUS
- DAILY CALLER: Online Schooling Could Be The Best Approach to School Cancellations Caused by Coronavirus
- THE LEARNING CURVE: Kevin Chavous on the Promise & Potential of Quality School Choice Options
- STRIDE, INC.: OK Fellow Boomers, Here’s Where Today’s Youth May Have a Point
- ISSUES & INSIGHTS: Cory Booker’s Departure Closes One Door, Opens Another For School Choice
- TOWNHALL: A 2020 Wish List for Progress in American Education
2019
- TOWNHALL: Education Reform Will See Better Days – If We Let It
- ADVOCATE: For Bullied Trans Youth, Online Education Can Be a Lifesaver
- DAILY CALLER: Want To Make Students Safe? Let Them Attend School Online
- REAL CLEAR EDUCATION: Help Kids Learn by Measuring Their Growth, Not their Proficiency
- THE 74 MILLION: 4 Ways States Can Help Online Schools Grow to Support Continued Student Success
2016
- BLACK ENTERPRISE: Educated Black Lives Also Matter
- THE 74 MILLION: The Real Segregation in American Education
- USA TODAY: Teachers Unions Flunk Their Midterms
2015
- THE 74 MILLION: Teacher's Unions in Iowa Kill Education Summit
- THE SACRAMENTO OBSERVER: How to Pick a Great School for Your Child
- US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT: The Key to Winning Black Voters
- SACRAMENTO OBSERVER: The Missing Link in Baltimore: Education
- REDEFINED: For everyday Americans, Hillary Clinton should embrace school choice
- INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY: Today's Civil Rights Issue: A Good School for Every Child
- SACRAMENTO OBSERVER: Educating The Kids Nobody Wants
- WASHINGTON INFORMER: Black History Month - A Time to Know Who You Are
- NEW PITTSBURGH COURIER: Kennedy-King Vision Found in Indy School
- THE HILL: Democrats Have Opportunity with Lynch Nomination