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NYC Reboots Gifted and Talented Program With Major Expansion: What to Know
Fresh off a first 100 days in office that in some respects have unearthed a number of major challenges for Mayor Eric Adams — from backlash over COVID mandate decisions to homelessness to increasing subway crime that climaxed this week with a mass shooting on a rush-hour train — the Democrat is making another change. Adams and Schools Chancellor David…
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NYC Schools Chancellor Lays Out Vision for Schools
The schools chancellor’s vision for NYC public schools has 4 pillars, and includes changes to the controversial Gifted and Talented program. It also addresses the thousands of families who have pulled their children from public schools. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.
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NY Schools Chancellor Shares Vision for the Future
NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks shared his vision for public schools across the Big Apple while dropping a major bombshell: 120,000 families have left the public school system in the past five years.
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‘We've Broken the Trust:' NYC Chancellor Drops Bombshell on Public School Exodus, Shares Vision
NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks shared his vision for public schools across the Big Apple while dropping a major bombshell: 120,000 families have left the public school system in the past five years. The stunning number had floated around before but NYC Schools hadn’t confirmed it. Although the decline started before the pandemic, the health crisis accelerated it. When it…
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New York Lifts Masks Mandate: Here Are the Exceptions
New York City has said it plans to lift the mask mandate for the nation’s largest public school system come Monday, March 7, as well as the Key2NYC vaccine mandate that requires customers show proof of vaccination to enter indoor spaces.
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New NYC Schools Chancellor Wants Longer School Days, Saturday and Summer Classes
In an exclusive interview with NBC New York, David Banks said that everything is on the table, including some unorthodox methods, in order to improve the city’s public schools.
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One-on-One Interview With NYC Schools Chancellor
NBC New York’s Melissa Russo sat down with David Banks, the new NYC schools chancellor David Banks to hear his plans for the schools.
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Eric Adams Picks Longtime Educator David Banks to Lead NYC Public Schools
David Banks will be the next person to lead the nation’s largest public school district. Here’s what we know about him.
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Adams Expected to Appoint NYC's Next Schools Chancellor
After returning from his nine-day trip to Ghana, New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams is ready to make the first major appointment to his administration, as he is expected to announce who will lead the city’s schools. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.
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Eric Adams Expected to Tap David Banks as Next NYC Schools Chancellor: Sources
New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams is ready to make the first major appointment to his administration, as he is expected to announce who will lead the city’s schools.
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Adams Expected to Appoint NYC's Next Schools Chancellor
Eric Adams is expected to appoint the next Chancellor for New York City Schools tomorrow morning, here is what you need to know. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.
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NYC Phasing Out Gifted & Talented Program in Schools
New York City will phase out gifted and talented classes in its schools, opting to end a program that critics said entrenched racial divides in the nation’s largest public school system, Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed Friday.