eva moskowitz, the charter-school leader who had been mentioned as a possible u.s. education secretary , said thursday that she wasn<u+2019>t entertaining the prospect. at a press conference, ms. moskowitz, founder of success academy charter schools, said she instead wanted to focus on her charter network. she added that while she voted for hillary clinton, she would support president-elect donald trump <u+2019>s push for school choice and would work with his team to promote it. she declined to say whether she had been offered the position. mr. trump<u+2019>s son-in-law jared kushner added her to the list of education secretary prospects this week. during his campaign, mr. trump called for a $20 billion investment in school-choice programs, which can include charter schools and vouchers to attend private schools. ms. moskowitz has called her network proof that taxpayer-funded, privately operated charters can outperform traditional district schools. some sites in her network of 41 charters have achieved some of the best passing rates in the city on state exams. she has often criticized district bureaucracy and the city teachers union. opponents charge her network emphasizes relentless test preparation, rather than a holistic approach, and systematically nudges out struggling or special-needs students. ms. moskowitz has denied those accusations, while acknowledging that a brooklyn site had a <u+201c>got-to-go<u+201d> list of difficult students in 2014. she said that was an aberration and the principal was disciplined. ms. moskowitz suggested last year she was contemplating a run for mayor but then said she wanted to concentrate on growing her charter network. she has long clashed with mayor bill de blasio over whether he gives her enough public space for her schools. the mayor has said his administration allocates space according to its obligation under state law. write to leslie brody at leslie.brody@wsj.com
n.y. charter-school leader eva moskowitz says she won<u+2019>t be education secretary - wsj
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