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Chancellor David C. Banks Delivers 2024 State of Our Schools Remarks
The speech can be viewed here NEW YORK — Remarks as prepared: Let’s give it up for the Frank Sinatra chamber singers and musicians for their rendition of Saturn by Stevie Wonder! Thank you, Mayor Adams, for you...
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All New York City Public School Nurses to Participate in Suicide Prevention Online Training Course From the JED Foundation
The new initiative offers support and training in identifying, screening, and referring pre-K–12 students at risk of suicide to life-saving services
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Organizational Update From Chancellor David C. Banks
Dear Colleagues, Two years ago, when I first became chancellor, I advocated for reorganizing New York City Public Schools to push our valuable financial and human resources closer to schools. From empowering our superint...
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NYC Public Schools Launches 18th Annual School Survey
The 18th annual NYC School Survey, one of the largest annual surveys conducted in the country, launched on February 12 and will run through April 5. All parents, teachers, and students in grades 6-12 are encouraged to sh...
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Chancellor Banks Announces Completion of Reimagining Special Education Report & Celebrates Program Expansions
One year after launch, New York City Public Schools is fulfilling a promise to educators and families by releasing the Special Education Advisory Council’s comprehensive report on the future of special education. In resp...
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NYCPS Head Start Programs Excel in Federal Review, Signifying Major Advancements in Early Childhood Education
Independent Federal Review Validates Strength and Progress of NYCPS's Head Start Programs Under Leadership of Chancellor Banks and Deputy Chancellor Ahmed
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Chancellor Banks Makes Statement on Proposed Co-Locations
NEW YORK – Today, Schools Chancellor David C. Banks made the following statement regarding the proposed charter school co-locations scheduled for vote during the January Panel for Educational Policy: “Community input is...
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Chancellor Banks Kicks Off 2023 Community and Citywide Education Council Elections
For the first time families who have a child in a district 75 school or program can vote for a representative to sit on each local community education council.
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Chancellor Banks Announces a Path Forward for Transforming and Rebuilding Trust in Special Education in NYC Public Schools
Scaling and sustaining of four special education programs with track records of success – Sensory Exploration, Education & Discovery (SEED), Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Nest and Horizon, and Path Programs – with an i...
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Chancellors’ Banks and Matos Rodríguez Announce Nation’s Largest Partnership Between Higher Education and K-12 To Deliver Computing and Digital Literacy Skills to Teachers
‘Computing Integrated Teacher Education’ will Prepare More than 1,000 NYC Teachers to Integrate Computing Across Subjects and Enhance Students’ Critical-Thinking, Problem-Solving Skills. Four-Year, $14 Million Commitment...
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Chancellor Banks Announces Admissions Process Built on Community Feedback
After significant engagement with families and the community, changes to admissions practices aim to make the process easier and more intuitive for families. Screening process for middle and high schools will reward stud...
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Chancellor Banks Announces Partnership With Northwell Health To Provide Student Internships
As part of New York City public schools’ Student Pathways Initiative, Northwell Health is hosting up to 150 internships for 12th graders, providing feedback on career and technical education curriculum and supporting stu...