Top 2 school leaders chosen
Seattle Public Schools' next superintendent will come from as far away as South Carolina or Pennsylvania and be an experienced educator.
The top contenders are Maria Goodloe-Johnson, superintendent of the Charleston County (S.C.) Schools, and Gregory Thornton, chief academic officer of the School District of Philadelphia.
The candidates each have more than 25 years of experience in education and were chosen by the School Board out of a group of 39 applicants.