Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho resigns as head of the nation’s second-largest school district, effective Sunday, according to multiple reports. Outlets describe his departure as occurring months after federal agents served FBI search warrants and raided his home and district headquarters. The FBI activity took place earlier this year and led to Carvalho being placed on leave and largely sidelined from his role. Several sources say he had not been charged with any crimes at the time of his resignation.
Reporting also notes that Carvalho came to LAUSD from Miami and had been credited for improvements in student test scores and for speaking out in defense of immigrants. At the same time, sources describe internal and external scrutiny during his tenure, including allegations that he failed to disclose certain financial benefits. One outlet reports the school board threatened to dismiss him for cause before he resigned.
Across the coverage, Carvalho says he is stepping down to refocus on students. The resignation comes while the underlying federal investigation remains ongoing, and officials have provided limited details publicly about the allegations tied to the raid.
