Politics & Government

Mayor-Elect Adams' New Schools Chancellor David Banks Vows Change Is Coming To Dept. Of Ed: ‘We're Going To Turn Over The Tables'

They vowed revolution is coming to the Department of Education, and the old way of doing things is out the window.

December 10, 2021

New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams introduced David Banks as his new schools chancellor Thursday.

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They vowed revolution is coming to the Department of Education, and the old way of doing things is out the window.

Adams made the announcement outside P.S. 161 in Crown Heights, Brooklyn — where Banks went to school. While it was a homecoming, it also marked a new beginning.

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