As kids head back to class, ABC7/WABC-TV NY will examine the challenges impacting educators and administrators with the “Back to School: Academic Recovery” town hall special.
What’s Happening:
- The town hall special will be hosted by WABC-TV Eyewitness News This Morning weekday co-anchor Mike Marza and reporter and co-anchor of Eyewitness News Saturday and Sunday mornings Michelle Charlesworth.
- It will take place on Wednesday, September 6th (5:00-6:00 p.m. EDT) on ABC7’s streaming and digital platforms: online, mobile and connected TV apps.
- WABC-TV New York’s president and general manager, Marilu Galvez, will welcome a group of education experts to speak on the panel, which will include esteemed guest New York City Department of Education Chancellor David Banks, for an hour-long discussion on topics ranging from managing the asylum-seeker crisis to pandemic-related academic challenges to safety and more.
- Additional guest panelists include the following:
- Daniel Weisberg, first deputy chancellor
- Carolyne V. Quintana, deputy chancellor of Teaching and Learning
- Kara Ahmed, Ed.D., deputy chancellor of Early Childhood Education
- Danika Rux, Ed.D, deputy chancellor (I.A.) of School Leadership
- Kenita D. Lloyd, deputy chancellor of Family and Community Engagement and External Affairs
- Mark Rampersant, chief of Safety
- Jade Grieve, chief of Student Pathway