Of the 125 schools in the District of Columbia public school system, 30 had new principals when school opened last week. The number of new leaders is a result of both retirements and of principals, who are on one-year contracts and are not being asked to return.
A version of this article appeared in the September 01, 2010 edition of Education Week as Nearly 1 in 4 D.C. Schools Have New Principals
