Beth Fertig, WNYC's education reporter and contributor to SchoolBook, and Clara Hemphill, senior editor at The New School's Center for New York City Affairs, talk about Thursday's vote on more school closings and the start of the elementary school selection process. 

Senior editor of The New School’s Center for New York City Affairs Clara Hemphill examines the numbers-based evaluation of schools and offers proposals for improvement.

Smaller schools perform better, but what's the ripple effect for the school system as a whole? Josh Thomases, chief academic officer in the Department of Education's Office of School Support, Clara Hemphill, senior editor at the Center for New York City Affairs and Deycy Avitia, coordinator of Education ...