Malika AndersonMalika Anderson is stepping down as head of the state-run Achievement School District, effective Sept. 30.
The Tennessee Department of Education, which oversees the ASD, announced her departure in an email Wednesday afternoon.
The education department's Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operations Officer Kathleen Airhart will step in as interim superintendent until the state completes a search for a new leader.
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