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NYC cutting bureaucracy

New York Times—Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein said yesterday that he would undertake another sweeping reorganization of the school system bureaucracy, seeking to cut $200 million from central and regional administrative budgets and freeing at least 150 more schools from the oversight of superintendents provided they meet specific performance goals.Full text
From the December, 2005 issue of Catalyst-Chicago High School Reform