But some education experts said yesterday that since teachers are not in managerial positions, as principals are, they need tenure protection.

The vast majority of the lawyers in the office do not have civil-service tenure protection.

In exchange, the principals agreed to give up most tenure protections, to work 30 minutes more a day and to work 12 months a year, not 10.

Although teachers would not be directly affected by the takeover plan, the union feared any denial of tenure protection could ultimately spread to its members.

He wants a longer school day, weaker tenure protections and a merit pay system.

A dissident group of high school principals wants to break away from its parent union and give up tenure protection, the group's president said yesterday.

The deal should include some agreement not to oppose legislative efforts to remove tenure protections from state law.

Teachers in private schools are not granted tenure protections.

While teachers would prospectively be able to make more money under this pay plan, they would not be granted any tenure protections.

Teachers did not want to give up their tenure protections for a higher salary.