A BROOKLYN HEIGHTS SUCCESS STORY

Brooklyn’s Rising Star Public Elementary School

In 2003, P.S. 8 was under capacity by roughly 200 students, and only one-third met state standards in math and English Language Arts. There were rumors that the Brooklyn Heights school might close.
Five years later, P.S. 8 has had to put temporary classrooms in the yard and plans to add space for at least 150 more students by 2011. Reports from 2007 show half or more of the school’s 4th, 5th and 6th graders meeting state standards.
The turnaround can be credited to neighborhood parents who didn’t want to see their local school Read more