Carvalho probe looms over LAUSD meeting as labor talks, charter schools demand attention

"Los Angeles school officials took action on major issues Tuesday during their first public board meeting after the an FBI raid of the home and office of Supt. Alberto Carvalho: denying the renewal of one of the nation's better-known charter schools, approving four significant union contracts and passing a resolution that seeks to end business with vendors who have ties with federal immigration enforcement."

"There was no public discussion related to Carvalho, whom the board placed on paid leave Feb. 27, two days after FBI raids linked to an investigation of a failed artificial-intelligence project propelled him and the school district into the national education spotlight and threw district into a leadership crisis."

"Federal investigators have not charged Carvalho with wrongdoing, although sources have confirmed he is one target of their investigation into Boston-based AllHere, the now-bankrupt start-up behind the failed initiative."

The Los Angeles school board held its first public meeting following an FBI raid on Superintendent Alberto Carvalho's residence and office. Carvalho remains on paid leave and issued a statement asserting his innocence, with federal investigators targeting him regarding a failed artificial-intelligence project involving Boston-based AllHere startup. Acting Superintendent Andres Chiat presided over the meeting. The board voted 4-3 to deny renewal of Green Dot Locke High charter, citing lower performance compared to traditional schools, which would require the school to close at year's end unless overturned at county level. The board also approved four labor contracts with smaller unions and unanimously passed a resolution seeking to avoid business relationships with vendors having ties to federal immigration enforcement.

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