Principals Approve New Contract In N.Y.C.

By Alan Richard

New York City principals and assistant principals have agreed to trade in some of their long-standing job security for substantial pay raises, setting the stage for a new era of school management and accountability in the nation's largest school district.

The contract ratified Jan. 20 by members of the Council of Supervisors and Administrators allows district administrators more direct supervision and speeds the process for removing low-performing principals and assistant principals.

Union and district leaders hailed the announcement of the new contract for administrators, who have been without one for four years. The agreement represents "an agenda that is right for our system," said Donald Singer, the president...