LAUSD Chief Alberto Carvalho Resigns After 4 Years as FBI Probe Targets $3 Million AI Chatbot Failure
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Updated · Los Angeles Times · Jun 22
LAUSD Chief Alberto Carvalho Resigns After 4 Years as FBI Probe Targets $3 Million AI Chatbot Failure
3 articles · Updated · Los Angeles Times · Jun 22
Summary
June 21 marked Carvalho’s immediate resignation as LAUSD superintendent, ending his four-year tenure atop the nation’s second-largest school system after four months under federal investigation.
The probe intensified after Feb. 25 FBI raids on his home and district office tied at least partly to contracts around AllHere, a failed AI chatbot project that cost the district about $3 million; Carvalho says he did nothing wrong.
Andres Chait, installed as acting superintendent when the board put Carvalho on paid leave Feb. 27, now leads the district as it faces labor agreements that critics say could worsen already severe budget strain.
LAUSD still faces at least two separate Trump administration investigations over race-related student support programs, even as Carvalho’s resignation removes one source of turmoil but not the district’s broader legal and financial pressures.