Los Angeles superintendent resigns after AI contract comes under scrutiny

The superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation’s second largest, has resigned after months of being on paid administrative leave due to an ongoing federal investigation. The investigation, which included a February raid of Alberto Carvalho’s home, involves, in part, a failed AI chatbot project that the district contracted, according to the … Read more

Los Angeles schools superintendent resigns after FBI search and months on paid leave

LOS ANGELES — The superintendent of Los Angeles public schools has resigned four months after he was put on paid leave during a federal investigation, the district’s Board of Education said Monday. Alberto Carvalho denied any wrongdoing earlier this year and had asked to be reinstated as head of the nation’s second-largest district. The FBI … Read more

LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho resigns amid FBI investigation

Nearly four months after federal agents raided his home and district headquarters, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho announced his resignation as the head of the Los Angeles Unified School District on Sunday. LAUSD staff said they had received a letter of resignation and would issue a statement later. In February, the FBI served a series of search … Read more

Former Iowa superintendent to be sentenced for claiming to be a US citizen

DES MOINES, Iowa — The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district is set to learn Friday how long he will be in prison for falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen and illegally possessing firearms. He would serve his sentence before he is likely deported. Ian Roberts, a native of Guyana in South America, … Read more

Los Angeles school superintendent placed on paid leave during federal probe

LOS ANGELES — Alberto Carvalho, the superintendent of Los Angeles public schools in the nation’s second-largest district, was put on paid leave Friday, two days after the FBI served search warrants at his home and the district’s headquarters. Authorities have not provided details of the nature of the investigation involving the school district, which serves … Read more

What to know about the LA superintendent whose home was searched by FBI

Los Angeles schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, who has developed a reputation for improving academics and graduation rates while leading two major U.S. districts, had his home searched Wednesday by the FBI as part of a federal investigation. Agents served search warrants at the home as well as the headquarters of the Los Angeles Unified School … Read more

FBI searches office and home of Los Angeles schools superintendent

Law enforcement officers served search warrants Wednesday morning at the home and office of Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, authorities said. The Department of Justice confirmed that searches were being carried out, and video showed FBI agents at the superintendent’s home Wednesday morning. Agents at the scene refused to answer questions about … Read more