NYC Schools Chief Announces Retirement Amid Federal Investigations

David Banks’s announcement follows federal investigators’ seizure of his phones earlier this month as part of a series of investigations.

David Banks, chancellor of New York public schools, announces on Aug. 19 in Manhattan a plan to enroll migrant students in the current school year. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks is retiring amid a series of federal investigations that continue to rock Mayor Eric Adams’s administration.

Banks, appointed two years ago by Adams to lead the nation’s largest public school system, said Tuesday that he will step down at the end of this year.