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Keith Sanders

breaking

Tennessee
March 22, 2018

Memphis candidate no longer in running to lead Achievement School District

Keith Sanders said the state's education chief called him with the news that he would not advance in the superintendent search.

meet and greet

Tennessee
March 21, 2018

Tennessee seeks reset in Memphis with next leader of its school turnaround district

Community trust in the Achievement School District is low — an issue that the state wants to address in vetting superintendent candidates.

Superintendent search

Tennessee
March 21, 2018

Rhode Island school improvement leader among finalists to head Tennessee’s turnaround district

A Rhode Island school innovator meets with Memphis education stakeholders as a finalist to lead the Achievement School District.

NEXT LEADER

Tennessee
March 8, 2018

Here are the four candidates to be the next superintendent of the Achievement School District

All four candidates to lead the Achievement School District are men with backgrounds in charters, turnaround work, or state departments — and one is based in Memphis.