A few doors away, the owner of a housewares shop, a recent immigrant from Korea, shrugged his shoulders when asked about the proposed school takeover and Police Department shakeup.

"It doesn't have nearly as much to show for the school takeovers as I know the state expected."

In addition to the six school takeovers, Mr. Cortines also said he would order a variety of emergency programs for 34 other schools.

But unlike more celebrated school takeovers in New Jersey, the state did not entirely wrest control from the existing school board and superintendent.

Mr. Basayev, a notorious rebel commander, has claimed responsibility for the school takeover.

She supports No Child Left Behind, but says that school takeovers are too drastic at this early stage.

Throughout the spring of that year, public high school students from across the country began a series of protests, school takeovers, and negotiations designed to bolster support for public education improvement.

"The Governor knows I've been against the idea of school takeover, but he also knows that I posted it for a vote only because he asked me personally," Mr. Russo said.

Briefcase Full of Dollars' The New York City School Board Association said it would oppose Mr. Cortines's school takeovers.

Mr. Alfonsin said later that he had spoken with the mutiny leader, Aldo Rico, a lieutenant colonel who was dismissed from the army Friday after the infantry school takeover.