Eva Sarah Moskowitz was born on March 4,1964 and is an American historian, politician, and education reform leader who is the founder and CEO of the Success Academy Charter Schools.
23 Facts About Eva Moskowitz
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Eva Moskowitz interviewed to be Donald Trump's Secretary of Education, but decided not to pursue the position.
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Eva Moskowitz has advocated for the promotion of charter schools as a key component of education reform in the United States.
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On March 4,1964, Eva Moskowitz was born in New York City to Martin, a mathematician, and Anita, an art historian who fled Europe during the Holocaust.
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Eva Moskowitz was raised near Columbia University on 118th Street and Morningside Drive in Morningside Heights, Manhattan.
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Eva Moskowitz graduated from the public magnet Stuyvesant High School in 1982, received a Bachelor of Arts with honors in history from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Ph.
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Eva Moskowitz served on New York City Council as the member for the Upper East Side of Manhattan from 1999 until 2006.
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Between 2002 and 2004, Eva Moskowitz wrote six laws, including laws on health care and campaign finance reform.
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When Eva Moskowitz first returned to New York after a year in Vanderbilt, she volunteered in Gifford Miller's City Council campaign and served as his field director.
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The first Success Academy Charter School opened in 2006, with Eva Moskowitz serving as Principal.
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The day after her electoral defeat on September 15,2005, Eva Moskowitz met with Petry and Greenblatt who convinced her to lead their proposed charter school network.
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Eva Moskowitz sent the letter to PBS, to education reporters, posted it on the Success website, and included it in her 2017 book.
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Eva Moskowitz retained Loeb as chairman after he deleted the post and apologized, stating that opponents of charter schools were using the incident as an opportunity to call out the entire charter system.
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In December 2014, Eva Moskowitz said that public education in the US is lacking in rigor.
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Eva Moskowitz said that children must be challenged, as well as engaged, in order for them to want to be at school.
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Eva Moskowitz said that there is a need for more charter schools with socio-economic and racial diversity considering that New York City schools are "shockingly segregated".
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Eva Moskowitz, who was called a fierce critic de Blasio's, closed all of 22 Success Academy schools on March 4,2013, and encouraged the staff, students to participate in what would be one of the largest civic field trips, with thousands of students, parents and teachers rallying in Albany.
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Eva Moskowitz was criticized for seeking the support of hedge fund managers and other influential financial leaders on Wall Street in her fight against de Blasio.
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Eva Moskowitz founded and directs the Great Public Schools Political Action Committee that supports charter schools, following an election in which a pro-Success Academy candidate lost.
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In 1993, Eva Moskowitz wrote, produced and directed the VHS-only Some Spirit in Me, which examined the feminist movement from non-prominent activists.
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In 2001, Eva Moskowitz released the book In Therapy We Trust.
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In 2010, Eva Moskowitz was featured in the documentaries The Lottery and Waiting for "Superman", which followed students applying to Success Academy as well as protests and legal disputes associated with charter schools.
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Eva Moskowitz is married to Eric Grannis and has three children, two of whom attend Success Academy Harlem East.