ALL ABOUT EVA
NY charter big Moskowitz eyed as US Ed. chief
New York City charter-school executive Eva Moskowitz met Wednesday with Donald Trump, as the president-elect moves to fill high-level government positions that include secretary of education.
Moskowitz is considered one of the contenders to oversee the nation’s schools.
Others include former DC Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee, Rep. Luke Messer (R-Ind.) and former Indiana schools chief Tony Bennett.
Trump is a supporter of school choice and has proposed a $20 billion block grant for states to provide more option to 11 million students living in poverty.
Rudy Giuliani, a senior Trump adviser, predicted over the weekend that the president-elect would be “the best thing that ever happened for school choice and the charter-school movement.”
Moskowitz, 52, heads the Success Academy, the city’s largest charter network and one that consistently outperforms the city’s regular public schools.
A former Democratic City Council member, she has been mentioned as a possible 2017 challenger to Mayor de Blasio, with whom she has clashed repeatedly over classroom space and other issues.
As Trump and his transition aides huddled at Trump Tower, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz emerged surprisingly as another possible appointee.
Trump branded him “Lyin’ Ted” during the GOP presidential primary — but is now considering him for US attorney general.
The president-elect’s former bitter rival was spotted at Trump Tower on Tuesday by Bloomberg News, which cited a source saying Cruz may be tapped to be America’s top prosecutor.
“[Sen.] Cruz is focused on serving Texans in the Senate. He was there today to offer help in promoting the conservative policies that were campaigned on and that he’s long fought for,” said his spokeswoman, Catherine Frazier.
Others said to be in the running for AG are Sen. Jeff Sessions (RAla.) and Kris Kobach, the Kansas secretary of state.
The latest surprise addition to the list of secretary-of-state contenders is South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who supported another Trump rival, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, MSNBC reported.
Haley was among a group of high-profile figures scheduled to meet with Trump’s transition team Thursday, officials said in a call with reporters. Also on the list of visitors are former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Florida Gov. Rick Scott.
Meanwhile, Sen. Bob Corker (RTenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, confirmed to the The Post that he, too, is being considered for a post in the new administration.
“I realize there are other people who have been more centrally involved in the campaign and are also in the mix,” Corker said.
He didn’t elaborate, but Corker is said to be in the crowded field of potential picks for secretary of state, a job Giuliani also wants.
The name of John Bolton, former UN Ambassador, has also been floated as top US diplomat.
The State selection will likely have to get through not just Trump, but his main foreign-policy counselors: Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, who is thought to be in line for national security adviser, and Jared Kushner, the president-elect’s son-inlaw.
Trump advisers said Wednesday that “landing teams” will begin facilitating the transitions at the State Department, as well as at the Justice and Defense departments and other agencies.
They also said Trump would strengthen President Obama’s lobbying ban by requiring anyone joining his administration to agree not to become a lobbyist for five years after leaving.