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The New York City board of education has ousted Carol A. Gresser as its president in favor of William C. Thompson Jr. The move was reportedly orchestrated by Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani at the behest of city Schools Chancellor Rudy F. Crew.

Mr. Thompson, an investment banker and Democratic politician from Brooklyn, won the top spot on the seven-member board following a behind-the-scenes campaign to remove Ms. Gresser from the post she had held since 1993. Mr. Thompson, considered a liberal on such social issues as condom distribution in schools, has been a...