{"id":1667349,"date":"2026-03-04T00:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T05:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1667349"},"modified":"2026-03-04T00:40:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T05:40:00","slug":"los-angeles-superintendent-praised-by-gavin-newsom-placed-on-leave-following-fbi-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/los-angeles-superintendent-praised-by-gavin-newsom-placed-on-leave-following-fbi-raid\/1667349\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Superintendent Praised By Gavin Newsom Placed On Leave Following FBI Raid"},"content":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles Superintendent Praised By Gavin Newsom Placed On Leave Following FBI Raid<\/span><\/p>\n

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Los Angeles schools were thrown into chaos after the FBI raided the home and office of embattled Superintendent Alberto Carvalho\u00a0<\/strong>in connection with a widening investigation into a $6 million deal between the nation’s second-largest school system and an AI startup<\/strong>. Days later, the district\u2019s board put him on paid administrative leave (he makes $440,000 a year).\u00a0<\/p>\n

The F.B.I. raided the home of Alberto M. Carvalho, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, and the district offices on Wednesday. Credit…Philip Cheung for The New York Times<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

According to federal officials,\u00a0the agency executed a series of search warrants<\/strong>\u00a0which included\u00a0Carvalho’s home –\u00a0<\/strong>during which they seized Carvalho\u2019s work phone and other devices during Wednesday\u2019s raid, according to district insiders. By Friday, the Board of Education voted unanimously to sideline him. Veteran administrator Andres Chait, the district\u2019s chief of school operations, will step in as interim superintendent.<\/p>\n

At the center of the FBI probe is a collapsed ed-tech startup called AllHere, which was given a $6 million LAUSD contract to build an artificial intelligence chatbot named \u201cEd,\u201d<\/strong> pitched as a revolutionary tool to \u201cdemocratize education.\u201d Carvalho personally championed the project after arriving in Los Angeles in 2022<\/strong>, touting it at tech conferences as a game-changing way for students and parents to stay connected.<\/p>\n

And of course,\u00a0the bot was bullshit, and AllHere’s founder\u00a0<\/strong>– Joanna Smith-Griffin, now faces federal fraud charges<\/strong> for allegedly inflating revenues and exaggerating the company\u2019s client base. The criminal case remains unresolved as both sides discuss a possible deal, court records show.<\/p>\n

Sources familiar with the investigation say the federal probe appears to have expanded beyond AllHere\u2019s collapse to examine Carvalho\u2019s dealings with Debra Kerr<\/strong>, a consultant who helped connect the startup with school districts. Kerr, a longtime associate of Carvalho dating back to his tenure running Miami-Dade County Public Schools, also had her Florida home searched this week.<\/p>\n

District officials insist LAUSD itself does not appear to be a target and say earlier internal reviews found no criminal wrongdoing by Carvalho. But as part of its cooperation with federal authorities, the district has now ordered an additional outside review of contracting decisions made under his leadership.<\/p>\n

Carvalho\u2019s\u00a0paid<\/em><\/strong> leave is expected to last at least a month.<\/p>\n

From Undocumented Migrant to Immigration Crusader<\/h2>\n

Carvalho spent 13 years leading Miami-Dade schools, and has been an outspoken advocate for immigrant students, frequently recounting his own story as an undocumented immigrant from Portugal who later became a U.S. citizen.<\/p>\n

He’s also had his own rough patches.\u00a0In 2008, leaked emails suggested an inappropriate relationship with a reporter<\/strong> covering Miami schools – which he denied, though he acknowledged the emails themselves were inappropriate.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In 2018, he famously accepted the top job running New York City\u2019s massive school system – only to dramatically reverse course<\/strong> on live television and remain in Florida.<\/p>\n

And of course,\u00a0California governor Gavin Newsom loves him…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Just weeks ago, Gavin Newsom took a moment out of his State of the State address to make sure everybody knew about all the amazing work LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho was doing.<\/p>\n

So it is quite fitting that the FBI is raiding Carvalho\u2019s home today. https:\/\/t.co\/Jz5SensnL2<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/awdNKJfb9f<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) February 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

And in Los Angeles, he has faced criticism from multiple fronts. Within a year of his arrival, he dismantled programs championed by his predecessor, Austin Beutner<\/strong>. Last year, Beutner and several students sued the district, alleging more than $76 million in art and music education funds had been misused<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nTue, 03\/03\/2026 – 19:40<\/span><\/p>\n

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