Category: Articles
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Tech Companies Must Pitch In During The Pandemic to Innovate Remote Learning Methods
The current COVID-19 pandemic is forcing us to think deeper about how our school system functions.
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2020 Education Power 100
City & State Magazine recognized 100 of New York’s dedicated educators, including Eagle CEO & President David C. Banks.
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Urban Agenda: Preparing Students for the New Economy Starts with Developing our Teachers
Amsterdam News- In Teachers are the engine of change. If our teachers learn about the new economy through immersive professional development experiences, they can transform outcomes for a generation of New York City students.
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We Need to Teach Young Men of Color Differently. That Starts With Books Where They Are Celebrated
The 74 Million- Educators, teachers, boys and young men of color need to see, read and include literature that speaks to black and Latino culture in their curriculum choices.
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Founder of Eagle Academy Schools Compiles Library with Role Models for Students of Color
QNS – David C. Banks, the President and CEO of the Eagle Academy Foundation has curated — in collaboration with with Scholastic — a new collection of books for kindergarten through fifth-grade classrooms containing high-interest, authentic texts that celebrate the stories of Black and Latino boys, some of the most historically most underrepresented people in…
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New Rising Voices Classroom Library from Scholastic and David C. Banks Celebrates the Stories of Black and Latino Boys
Press Release – Today, Scholastic announced the Rising Voices Library, a new collection of books for K–5 classrooms containing high-interest, authentic texts that celebrate the stories of Black and Latino boys—some of the historically most underrepresented people in children’s literature.
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Eagle Academy Foundation Hosts Historic College & Career Fair
Amsterdam News – Hundreds of students attended the College & Career Fair held at Queens College Oct. 18, meeting the representatives of more than 100 colleges at a historic college fair.
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Innovation “TED Talks” coming to Fairfield University
Connecticut Post- Fairfield, CT- Fairfield University will host a diverse line-up of speakers at a TEDx program on October 28, including Eagle Founder David C. Banks.
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Flushing College and Career Fair Engages Hundreds of NYC Students
Queens Daily Eagle- More than 2,000 young men and boys from around New York City visited Queens College Friday for a college and career fair designed to help high schoolers consider their next steps after graduation.
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Powerful new documentary, ‘The Infamous Future,’ showcases Eagle Academy Schools and the plan to prepare young Black men for greatness
The Grio – The ground-breaking new documentary film, THE INFAMOUS FUTURE insists that young Black and brown men are not going to be labeled as one of America’s “problems,” but instead shows that they can be one of its greatest successes.