Read NYC SCHOOLS UNDER BLOOMBERG AND KLEIN: What Parents, Teachers, and Policymakers Need to Know, a collection of essays gathered (mostly) by Leonie Haimson, with the help of Ann Kjellberg. It is full of information about issues of vital concern to us all: What does standardized testing really show about progress in our schools? Are small schools serving students better than the schools they replaced? What are the legal requirements for class size? Buy a copy or get a download free here.

Find the Manhattan Borough President's report on school overcrowding here:
http://www.mbpo.org/uploads/SCHOOLSREPORT.pdf and the September 09 update here:
http://www.mbpo.org/uploads/StillCrowdedOut.pdf

Read the P. S. 41 power-point presentation on possible school sites in CB2

Look below for a note on the developmental importance of the middle school years by CB2 Social Services and Education Committee Chair and noted develomental psychologist Keen Berger.