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 Advocacy for the New York Immigration Coalition and contributor to NYC Schools Under Bloomberg/Klein: What Parents, Teachers and Policymakers Need to Know, discuss when smaller really is better.