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The Cleveland public school system, projecting a $146 million shortfall for this school year, has canceled the contracts of the district's 330 administrators.

Central-office staff members, principals, and other administrators will have to reapply for their jobs after the state-run district completes an administrative restructuring this spring. The revamped bureaucracy will reflect the 73,000-student district's move to a more school-based structure, school officials said in a letter announcing the contract cancellations last month.

Under the reorganization, "staff positions and compensation will be based on effectiveness, not longevity," Superintendent Richard A. Boyd said in the announcement. "Those employees with a 'this too shall pass' attitude toward change are hereby advised that long-term contracts will no longer protect...