Category: Recent News
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Interview on NYC Return to School
Eagle Academy President & CEO David C. Banks sits on the city advisory board to reopen schools. He explains his disagreement with reopening the schools, and the impact the closure and lack of resources is having on youth. He calls on more support for teachers and leaders.
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Inside City Hall: State of Our Schools
Eagle Academy Foundation President and CEO David C. Banks appears on NY1 to discuss the reopening of middle & high schools during the COVID pandemic.
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New York City Mayor’s Advisory Council Warned of Teacher Shortage Four Months Ago
The Wall Street Journal – Members of Advisory Council said schools needed more guidance in June to be ready on time.
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State of Our Schools
Bronx – Eagle President and CEO David C. Banks offers hope to parents and teachers in challenging times.
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The Eagle Academy for Young Men is beating the odds when it comes to students of color
The Eagle Academy for young men is helping students defy the odds with a graduation rate of almost ninety percent compared to the national rate of just under sixty percent.
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How Library of Black Protagonists Will Help Kids of Color
NowThis News – The Rising Voices Library is full of books with protagonists of color to inspire Black & Latino kids and provides them with high-interest, culturally relevant texts that give context to what they’re experiencing in the world around them.
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A Unique Collection in the Bronx of Black, Latino Male Stories
Brooklyn – PIX11 Principal Cecelia Gutierrez shares with PIX11 News, how the Rising Voices Collection “ties in with the work that we’re doing to make sure all of our students have equitable access to books that are relatable — books that tell their story.”