Clinton and de Blasio, who have a longstanding relationship dating back to the mayor's tenure working at the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development in the 1990s, touched on the charter debate during a broader
conversation over education issues, the sources said.
In response to complaint that the Dept. of
Education is being «nit - picky, inconsistent, and going beyond the bounds of ESSA,» Elizabeth Hill, the department's spokeswoman, announced that the «department will have two - hour phone
conversations with states and go
over any of the
issues that peer...