News in Brief: A National Roundup

The Hartford, Conn., board of trustees last week named Robert Henry as the new superintendent of the 24,500-student district.

Anthony S. Amato resigned as superintendent on Oct. 28, citing the fact that the city's schools were reverting to local control after five years under state management. The state-appointed panel that runs the district named Mr. Henry, who had served as chief of staff under Mr. Amato, to replace him on Oct. 30.

This week, the district is undergoing further change with voters' selection of four of the seven members who will serve on a new school board to govern the district as it emerges from state oversight. The city's mayor will appoint the other three members of the board, which will take office Dec. 3. ( "Clevelanders to Weigh in on Mayoral Control of Schools," ...