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Eagle Celebrates Black History Award-Winning Scholars

05/22/2021

Eagle Celebrates Black History Award-winning Scholars Eagle Celebrates Black History Award-winning Scholars The Eagle Academy Foundation is pleased to dedicate our inaugural blog post to the winners of the Fund II...

City police commissioner talks NYPD-community relations with charter school students

03/19/2021

The city’s top cop found himself on the spot Friday when a high school student from Staten Island pressed him during a town hall on what the NYPD is doing...

First Black Woman to Run N.Y.C. Schools Faces Huge Task: Full Reopening

02/26/2021

Meisha Porter, a longtime Bronx educator whom Mayor Bill de Blasio named on Friday as his choice to replace Richard A. Carranza as schools chancellor, began her path to the chancellorship...

NYC Schools Get First Black Female Chancellor as Carranza Abruptly Resigns During Ongoing COVID Crisis

02/26/2021

Bronx parent Farah Despeignes awoke to what she considered good news Friday, 11 months into a painful pandemic that brought not only trauma and loss, but also a series of...

Report reveals NYC racial gap in degree attainment

02/11/2021

A new study outlines the size of the education gap between Black and Hispanic people when compared to white people. The Center for an Urban Future (CUF) report, titled “Building...

New York City Mayoral candidates share their plans on improving city public schools

02/01/2021

Close to 1,500 parents, educators and community members registered to attend a virtual forum on Sunday with some of NYC’s 2021 mayoral candidates. They wanted to voice their concerns about...

City police commissioner talks NYPD-community relations with charter school students

03/19/2021

The city’s top cop found himself on the spot Friday when a high school student from Staten Island pressed him during a town hall on what the NYPD is doing...

First Black Woman to Run N.Y.C. Schools Faces Huge Task: Full Reopening

02/26/2021

Meisha Porter, a longtime Bronx educator whom Mayor Bill de Blasio named on Friday as his choice to replace Richard A. Carranza as schools chancellor, began her path to the chancellorship...

NYC Schools Get First Black Female Chancellor as Carranza Abruptly Resigns During Ongoing COVID Crisis

02/26/2021

Bronx parent Farah Despeignes awoke to what she considered good news Friday, 11 months into a painful pandemic that brought not only trauma and loss, but also a series of...

Report reveals NYC racial gap in degree attainment

02/11/2021

A new study outlines the size of the education gap between Black and Hispanic people when compared to white people. The Center for an Urban Future (CUF) report, titled “Building...

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05/22/2021

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NYPD commissioner talks social justice with students

03/19/2021

NEW YORK — A candid conversation, up close and personal with NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea, answering questions from students of color during the Eagle Academy’s 19th virtual town hall to...

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City police commissioner talks NYPD-community relations with charter school students

03/19/2021

The city’s top cop found himself on the spot Friday when a high school student from Staten Island pressed him during a town hall on what the NYPD is doing...

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First Black Woman to Run N.Y.C. Schools Faces Huge Task: Full Reopening

02/26/2021

Meisha Porter, a longtime Bronx educator whom Mayor Bill de Blasio named on Friday as his choice to replace Richard A. Carranza as schools chancellor, began her path to the chancellorship...

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NYC Schools Get First Black Female Chancellor as Carranza Abruptly Resigns During Ongoing COVID Crisis

02/26/2021

Bronx parent Farah Despeignes awoke to what she considered good news Friday, 11 months into a painful pandemic that brought not only trauma and loss, but also a series of...

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Report reveals NYC racial gap in degree attainment

02/11/2021

A new study outlines the size of the education gap between Black and Hispanic people when compared to white people. The Center for an Urban Future (CUF) report, titled “Building...

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New York City Mayoral candidates share their plans on improving city public schools

02/01/2021

Close to 1,500 parents, educators and community members registered to attend a virtual forum on Sunday with some of NYC’s 2021 mayoral candidates. They wanted to voice their concerns about...

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De Blasio & Carranza look to upend the admissions process

01/28/2021

David Banks weighs in on screening in the admissions process.

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New Documentary Looks at a Day in the Life at the Eagle Academy

01/26/2021

Now available on HBO Max, “The Infamous Future” documentary is set in New York City and shines a spotlight on an academic institution that is dedicated to helping young men.

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NYC Mayoral Candidates Talk Education in Forum

01/26/2021

Mayoral candidates will have another opportunity on Sunday January 31st to share their vision for our schools in a forum with the Black Educators Coalition.

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NYC mayoral candidates talk education in forum

01/26/2021

Candidates for New York City’s 2021 mayoral elections took questions from educators Tuesday evening in a forum organized by The Council of School Supervisors and Administrators. “Our voices are trusted...

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The Infamous Future

01/21/2021

HBO Max began streaming “The Infamous Future,” on January 1, 2021 highlighting the unique pedagogy of The Eagle Academy Foundation’s schools, which center Black and brown boys in pursuit of...

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BronxNet – The Bronx Buzz | January 21st, 2021

01/21/2021

David C. Banks, President/CEO of The Eagle Academy Foundation, along with John Campbell, Executive Producer of The Infamous Future, to tell us more about the unique perspectives of inspired educators,...

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TRAILER: ‘The Infamous Future’ Follows Boys of Color at NY’s The Eagle Academy for Young Men (Watch)

12/30/2020

”The Infamous Future,” a documentary following the Black and brown boys of The Eagle Academy for Young Men schools amid America’s severe education inequity, will begin streaming New Year’s Day...

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Academic Gap: Why Black students lag behind in schools and what’s being done to fix it

11/16/2020

NEW YORK — When David C. Banks helped open the first Eagle Academy for Young Men in the South Bronx in 2004, he had a goal firmly in mind.

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Beyond Thriving: Building a Strong Community

10/29/2020

Education and nutrition are the cornerstones of a strong community. In this week’s episode of #BeyondThriving our #thriverthursday producers Jade Anderson and Gabriel Kerr sit down with David Banks, President…..

Interview on NYC Return to School

10/27/2020

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...

Eagle Academy Foundation President & CEO David C. Banks appears on NY1 to discuss the reopening of middle & high schools during the COVID pandemic.

Inside City Hall: State of Our Schools

10/09/2020

Eagle Academy Foundation President and CEO David C. Banks appears on NY1 to discuss the reopening of middle & high schools during the COVID pandemic.

The Wall Street Journal - Members of Advisory Council said schools needed more guidance in June to be ready on time.

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New York City Mayor’s Advisory Council Warned of Teacher Shortage Four Months Ago

09/27/2020

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

09/25/2020

Bronx – Eagle President and CEO David C. Banks offers hope to parents and teachers in challenging times.

BK Reader - The Mayor’s response to schools reopening is simply unacceptable.

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A Statement From The President And CEO Of The Eagle Academy Foundation, On NYC DOE Schools Reopening

09/23/2020

BKReader- The Mayor’s response to schools reopening is simply unacceptable.

New York Daily News- Opinion article by David C. Banks urging the city to step up and help the 18% of households in the city who lack internet at home, and 46% of the city’s households in poverty that lack broadband.

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Internet Access All NYC Students Deserve: All Families Need Broadband Access for Remote Learning

08/26/2020

New York Daily News- Opinion article by David C. Banks urging the city to step up and help the 18% of households in the city who lack internet at home,...

New York Daily News- Eagle Scholars Jayson Fox and Kareem Alkassar, speak truth to power in this piece.

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What Young Black Men Need and Deserve

06/12/2020

New York Daily News – Eagle Scholars Jayson Fox and Kareem Alkassar, speak truth to power in this piece.

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Rising Voices Library Highlights Stories Of Black And Latino Boys

05/25/2020

Here & Now – With many summer camps and vacations canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, books can still give children a sense of adventure.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced that education leaders, experts and advocates will sit on a council to help guide New York City in reopening school buildings in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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These 45 Education Experts Will Advise NYC on Reopening Schools

05/22/2020

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced that education leaders, experts and advocates will sit on a council to help guide New York City in reopening school...

Chalkbeat- A panel of education leaders and advocates was appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio to guide the city’s reopening plans. This panel included Eagle Founder & CEO David C. Banks.

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Here’s Who is advising de Blasio on reopening NYC schools

05/11/2020

Chalkbeat- A panel of education leaders and advocates was appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio to guide the city’s reopening plans. This panel included Eagle Founder & CEO David C....

The current COVID-19 pandemic is forcing us to think deeper about how our school system functions.

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Tech Companies Must Pitch In During The Pandemic to Innovate Remote Learning Methods

03/24/2020

The current COVID-19 pandemic is forcing us to think deeper about how our school system functions.

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