NYC Faces ‘Urgent Need’ to Curb Exodus From Public Schools
- Schools chancellor wants to make remote option available
- Banks promises to scale up, not eliminate, gifted programs
Students enter a New York City public high school in New York.
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New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks pledged to bring a “new normal” to the U.S.’s largest school system, outlining a plan to reverse an exodus of students by improving digital learning, reducing bureaucracy and expanding gifted programs.
Banks, who was appointed by Mayor Eric Adams, highlighted policies that mark a change from the previous administration, including on controversial topics like expanding the number of safety officers patrolling hallways, scaling up the gifted and talented program rather than doing away with it, and embracing well-performing charter schools.