Though Tennessee’s state-run achievement school district became a model for other states, the movement hasn’t gained much traction. Nevada and North Carolina both gave the concept a try, but Nevada shuttered its achievement district after one year and there is only one school in North Carolina’s version of the program three years after it was launched. Other states, including Mississippi, are going their own direction by taking over entire districts instead of individual schools. In this model, the schools are operated by the state instead of charter school operators.
