Meet David C. Banks and Dan Weisberg, the soon-to-be appointed Chancellor and First Deputy Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education. What should teachers know about these new characters before they take office? Find out that and more in this week’s episode of Professional Development.

For further reading/viewing:

>>https://networkforpubliceducation.org/fordham-institute-attempts-to-mislead-the-public-regarding-the-impact-of-charter-schools-on-public-school-districts/
>>https://www.mediamatters.org/daily-caller/here-are-corporations-and-right-wing-funders-backing-education-reform-movement
>>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/09/nyregion/david-banks-schools-chancellor.html
>>https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-david-banks-nyc-schools-chancellor-20211209-i6zuoftngfb7pofpyyqkh4a4gu-story.html
>>https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/new-nyc-schools-chancellor-wants-longer-school-days-saturday-and-summer-classes/3445341/?_osource=SocialFlowFB_NYBrand&fbclid=IwAR1sxxGOBF4Dri0i5kMH3SAszmoAIluFEufCf5UGmv_oKKlnn4UAG3gI-9c
>>https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/12/9/22826524/david-banks-chancellor-eric-adams
>>https://tntp.org/blog/post/the-biggest-scandal-in-education-is-hiding-in-plain-sight
>>https://edsource.org/2019/poverty-levels-in-schools-key-determinant-of-achievement-gaps-not-racial-or-ethnic-composition-study-finds/617821
>>https://abc7ny.com/david-banks-chancellor-nyc-eric-adams-mayor-schools/11314964/