Category: Press Release

  • EAF’s Summer Institute Returns!

    EAF’s Summer Institute Returns!

    Reflecting on the dynamic three-day journey of our Eagle Summer Institute, we remain in awe of the commitment, wisdom, and spirited engagement that was shared by all attendees.

  • 2023 Eagle Academy Graduation

    2023 Eagle Academy Graduation

    On behalf of the Eagle Academy Foundation, CONGRATULATIONS to our Principals, educators, school staff, parents, and caretakers across the Eagle Network.

  • When Life Hands You Lemons: 3 Brooklyn Teens on What it Takes to Graduate High School and Get into College

    When Life Hands You Lemons: 3 Brooklyn Teens on What it Takes to Graduate High School and Get into College

    Across some urban areas of the United States, as many as 50% of Black males do not graduate from high school. An Ocean Hill public school is fixing this, one student at a time.

  • Teacher Appreciation

    Teacher Appreciation

    Teacher Appreciation Blog The six Eagle Academy for Young Men public schools are often celebrated for the incredible and inspiring results the young men display socially, emotionally, and academically. Through their powerful and engaging work, young men across the Eagle network, past, and present, rave about the importance of the teachers they had during their…

  • Farewell Letter – David C. Banks

    Farewell Letter – David C. Banks

    As you’ve all heard, I’ve been appointed as the next NYC Schools Chancellor by Mayor-elect Eric Adams. It’s with a full heart that I share with you all that, after 17 unforgettable years, my time as President & CEO of The Eagle Academy Foundation is coming to an end.

  • Philanthropist Robert F. Smith works to bolster financial literacy

    Philanthropist Robert F. Smith works to bolster financial literacy

    Robert F. Smith tops the list of Black billionaires in America, but it’s his philanthropic work that’s grabbed the most headlines, including a commencement speech where he promised to pay off the student loans of the 2019 graduating class of Morehouse College. Now Smith’s latest gift is designed to teach young people how to handle…

  • The Eagle Academy Foundation Announces Major Gift from Robert F. Smith, Powered by Goalsetter App Technology

    The Eagle Academy Foundation Announces Major Gift from Robert F. Smith, Powered by Goalsetter App Technology

    The Eagle Academy Foundation Announces Major Gift from Robert F. Smith, Powered by Goalsetter App Technology Smith to donate stock shares in five portfolio companies to students, teachers, and staff members of Eagle Academy schools, in partnership with Goalsetter app technology. Read More New York, NY – October 25, 2021 – The Eagle Academy Foundation, a…