Principals Younger and Freer, but Raise Doubts in the Schools

They are younger than their predecessors, have less experience in the classroom and are, most often, responsible for far fewer students. But their salaries are higher and they have greater freedom over hiring and budgets, handling a host of responsibilities formerly shouldered by their supervisors. Elissa Gootman and Robert Gebeloff, New York Times, 5/27/2009.