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Andres Chait selected to lead LAUSD three days after Carvalho's resignation
The board chose an insider who helped avert a three-union strike and finalize a $20.6 billion budget plan.
- The Los Angeles Unified School District Board unanimously appointed Andres Chait as superintendent on Wednesday, three days after Alberto Carvalho's resignation. The decision elevates the well-liked insider to lead the nation's second-largest school system.
- Two days after the FBI raided the home and office of Carvalho, Chait began serving as acting superintendent on February 27. Law enforcement sources confirmed the investigation includes a review of Carvalho's actions regarding a company hired to create an AI chatbot.
- Rising from a kindergarten teacher at Queen Anne Place Elementary School to director of operations, Chait earned early union endorsement for his collaborative style. Maria Nichols, president of Associated Administrators of Los Angeles, said "I know the acting superintendent's style — collaborative, listens."
- The board approved a $20.6 billion spending plan on Tuesday that incorporates layoffs amid fiscal pressures, including expiring COVID-19 relief funds and declining enrollment. The district projects $18.6 billion in revenue, requiring reserves to cover the shortfall.
- Facing thousands of projected layoffs over the next three years, Chait inherits the responsibility of stabilizing district finances. District reserves may be exhausted in two to three years, framing urgent challenges ahead.
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LAUSD replaces Carvalho after he disgracefully resigned amid school system’s looming financial crisis and education shortcomings
Andres Chait was unanimously appointed superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District on Wednesday, days after Alberto Carvalho abruptly resigned amid an ongoing FBI corruption investigation.
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LOS ANGELES — Andres Chait has been named superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District three days after the resignation of Alberto Carvalho in a lightning-speed transition that elevates a well-liked insider to the top of the nation's second-largest…
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