In his first major speech as schools chancellor, David Banks said he wants to “reimagine the student experience” with relevant and engaging coursework by offering early college credit, job-focused Career Technical Education, civics and financial literacy.
David C. Banks made his first major speech as schools chancellor Wednesday, stating that – despite the best efforts of educators – the New York City public school system remains deeply dysfunctional.“This is our $38 billion bureaucracy,” Banks said. “We spend $38 billion every single year to get the outcomes that 65% of Black and brown children never achieve proficiency.”
He said he wants to “reimagine the student experience” with more relevant and engaging coursework – by offering early college credit, job-focused career technical education, civics and financial literacy. Schools should also zero in on literacy through phonics-based instruction and universal dyslexia screenings, he said.
In a joint statement on Wednesday night, Council Speaker Adrienne E. Adams and Education Committee Chair Rita Joseph threw support behind the schools chancellor and said they hoped to work more closely with him and the administration to make the DOE less bureaucratic. He also referred to an expansion of gifted programs in every school, although he did not offer details on how that would work.
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