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LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho Resigns After FBI Search of Home and Offices

The resignation removes a high-profile leader while a federal probe tied to a failed AI vendor and district contracting remains open and unresolved.

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LOS ANGELES, CA, FEBRUARY 24, 2026: LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, right, announces district-wide gains in advanced placement testing participation and performance for last year’s testing rounds during a press conference at LAUSD Headquarters in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 25: A person walks by a sign in front of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) headquarters on February 25, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. The FBI served search warrants at the Los Angeles Unified School District's headquarters and the home of Superintendent Alberto Carvalho on Wednesday morning as federal officials work on an ongoing investigation. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Overview

  • Alberto Carvalho submitted a resignation letter that the LAUSD board confirmed was effective Sunday, June 21, 2026, ending his four-year tenure as superintendent.
  • Federal agents executed search warrants at Carvalho’s San Pedro home and LAUSD headquarters on Feb. 25, 2026, and the board placed him on paid administrative leave two days later while the FBI investigation continued.
  • The probe has been linked by law enforcement to the district’s 2024 contract with AllHere, a now-defunct company whose chatbot project collapsed after the district advanced roughly $3 million and whose founder was later federally charged.
  • Carvalho and his attorneys deny any wrongdoing and he has not been charged; the FBI-led inquiry and separate reviews of LAUSD contracting and governance remain active.
  • Andrés Chait will stay on as acting superintendent while the board decides on a permanent replacement and the district faces ongoing budget, labor and oversight questions that the resignation does not resolve.