As kids head back to class, ABC7/WABC-TV NY examines the challenges impacting educators and administrators with the "Back to School: Academic Recovery" town hall special, 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, on Wednesday, Sept. 6 (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 hourlong 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 Pathways

About ABC7/WABC-TV New York

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