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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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A Statement From The President And CEO Of The Eagle Academy Foundation, On NYC DOE Schools Reopening
BKReader- The Mayor’s response to schools reopening is simply unacceptable.
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Internet Access All NYC Students Deserve: All Families Need Broadband Access for Remote Learning
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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What Young Black Men Need and Deserve
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
Here & Now – With many summer camps and vacations canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, books can still give children a sense of adventure.
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These 45 Education Experts Will Advise NYC on Reopening Schools
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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Here’s Who is advising de Blasio on reopening NYC schools
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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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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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.