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Almost 50% of NYC teachers don’t trust embattled DOE Chancellor David Banks: survey
By Georgia Worrell, Deirdre Bardolf,
2 days ago
A troubling 46% of New York City public school teachers said they do not trust schools Chancellor David Banks, according to a survey.
The disturbing figures from discontented educators were gathered in a city-wide survey administered February through April — well before Banks became a target of the sweeping federal probes plaguing Mayor Adams’ administration.
Nearly 50% of responding teachers disagreed with the statement, “I trust the Chancellor at his word.”
When asked how much they agree with the statement, “The Chancellor is an effective manager who makes the NYC DOE run smoothly,” a whopping 43% responded negatively.
“The chancellor has forgotten what a classroom looks like,” one NYC educator told The Post. “He’s more a bureaucratic politician than he is a school leader.”
Tova Plaut, an educator and founder of the NYC Public Schools Alliance, a group of teachers speaking out against antisemitism, said the harsh reviews come as no surprise to those who have experienced hate in the school system.
“He mismanaged the response initially, and the follow up was not effective or meaningful,” she said. “Educators are losing their trust in him because he has not been effective in ensuring basic safety for students and educators.”
Last week, federal investigators seized electronic devices from many of Mayor Eric Adams’ top officials, including Banks and his brothers , Phil and Terence, in what sources have called a corruption and influence peddling probe by prosecutors in the Southern District of New York.
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Marginalized uncouth parents, get your children out of public schools.
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1d ago
If he's guilty if something then he has to go, but if it's just because he knows Adam's then that'd different. I've seen way too many politicians with ahitty backgrounds stay in office. Bloomberg was the demise of the 5 boroughs in his term along with his cronies and no one cane after them. Hell, his awful reign still hovers our city
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