Eva Moskowitz

I wouldn't be educating children if I did not believe in human potential.

— Eva Moskowitz

If the day ever comes when I think something is okay simply because district schools do it, I hope my board fires…

— Eva Moskowitz

No matter how good a teacher is, if that teacher won't play as part of the team, you're better off without her.

— Eva Moskowitz

Whatever you think rigor looks like, you should go up a few notches.

— Eva Moskowitz

I didn't design schools for poor kids. I'm designing schools to be world-class.

— Eva Moskowitz

Part of me would love to be mayor for the simple reason that I love my city.

— Eva Moskowitz

Sometimes when kids look like they're daydreaming, it's because they are, and we can't allow that possibility.

— Eva Moskowitz

I love working with teachers and principals; they are my heroes. They are very dedicated to children, and it's very impactful.

— Eva Moskowitz

Why doesn't anyone care that the schools in Harlem have been unsuccessful for half a century? Why is this not a big…

— Eva Moskowitz

I'm very, very focused on not only creating world class schools at scale, but changing the public policy in this country that…

— Eva Moskowitz

Parents who don't like Success should find a school they do like. For someone to enroll their child at Success and insist…

— Eva Moskowitz

I am a Democrat and disagree with virtually all of President Trump's policy positions, including those on healthcare, LGBTQ rights, civil rights,…

— Eva Moskowitz

I assure you: If I were to hear a teacher raise a voice at a kid or anything, that goes against the…

— Eva Moskowitz

I believe education is a bipartisan issue, and I intend to support those educational policies of President Trump with which I agree.

— Eva Moskowitz

Success isn't ideal for every child. If we think a child would do better in a different school, whether it's a specialized…

— Eva Moskowitz

Rule number one of journalism is that trying to get in between a journalist and a story he wants to tell is…

— Eva Moskowitz

Excellence is the accumulation of hundreds of minute decisions; it is execution at the most granular level. Once you accept the idea…

— Eva Moskowitz

One of the biggest reasons that teachers have trouble with student-centered learning is that they have to give over a level of…

— Eva Moskowitz

Self-delusion is rarely a good strategy for effective management.

— Eva Moskowitz

I've never believed the charter movement was exclusively for socially and economically disadvantaged kids.

— Eva Moskowitz

I'm troubled by what I see as a sort of rooting for Trump's failure, because that is rooting for our own failure.

— Eva Moskowitz

I am from an F.D.R. liberal-Democratic family. With proximity to government, I have become more libertarian.

— Eva Moskowitz

It is very challenging to have a kind of data-driven, performance-oriented culture and to do progressive pedagogy. These things don't naturally, or…

— Eva Moskowitz

Most teachers in America could dramatically improve their teaching if they just made every second count.

— Eva Moskowitz

I have always been very open about my respect for public service.

— Eva Moskowitz

Schools can ebb and flow. It can be phenomenal one day, and then you hit fractions, and it falls apart.

— Eva Moskowitz

Any elected official who asks to visit my schools is welcome to do so; there is no political litmus test.

— Eva Moskowitz

In New York City, the idea that district schools advance equality is a myth.

— Eva Moskowitz

What you get is what you see, which is suspending kids doesn't lead to high attrition rate. That is what the data…

— Eva Moskowitz

To me, that is really fundamental to social justice: to have choices in life.

— Eva Moskowitz

As I explained when I announced that I was turning down a potential opportunity to serve as Secretary of Education, I voted…

— Eva Moskowitz

If student A 'impacts' student B with a fist, they shouldn't 'dialogue as equals.' Student A should be disciplined. When you assault…

— Eva Moskowitz

Like so many of you, I am deeply distressed both by the hateful violence in Charlottesville and by President Trump's refusal to…

— Eva Moskowitz

I think it's fairly unique to define the end goal of K-12 schooling as helping students become better thinkers, more creative thinkers,…

— Eva Moskowitz

We must renew our commitment to instilling high moral character in our students, to teaching them to treat each other with kindness,…

— Eva Moskowitz

I believe Betsy DeVos has the talent, commitment, and leadership capacity to revitalize our public schools and deliver the promise of opportunity…

— Eva Moskowitz

Attacking school segregation requires all hands on deck. We in the charter sector must move beyond our traditional comfort zone, serving disadvantaged…

— Eva Moskowitz

It's one thing to have a president with whose politics you disagree; it's another to have a president who doesn't even seem…

— Eva Moskowitz

Suspensions convey the critical message to students and parents that certain behavior is inconsistent with being a member of the school community.…

— Eva Moskowitz

I want kids to be able to escape failing schools that trap them. And it's an unequal trapping of children. The most…

— Eva Moskowitz