Tacoma Schools Chief Tapped for N.Y.C. Post

By Peter Schmidt

The New York City school board has hired an unexpected candidate, Tacoma, Wash., Superintendent Rudolph F. Crew, to serve as the new chancellor of the nation's largest school system.

In choosing Mr. Crew, the board struck a compromise with Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, whose interventions had complicated their search for a successor to Ramon C. Cortines. Mr Cortines' resignation took effect last week.

Many observers were surprised by the 5-2 decision Oct. 7--one week after the board reopened its months-long chancellor search and a day after Mr. Crew reiterated his earlier decision...