Overview
- The Los Angeles Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to make Andrés Chait the district’s permanent superintendent after he had served as acting superintendent since late February.
- The board earlier this week approved a $20.6 billion budget for 2026–27 that exceeds projected revenue by about $2 billion, plans to use reserves to cover the gap, and includes more than 1,000 immediate layoffs with projections of thousands more over the next few years.
- Alberto Carvalho resigned after more than three months on paid administrative leave that began after FBI search warrants were executed at his office and homes; Carvalho has not been charged and has denied wrongdoing.
- Chait completed the district’s new four-year strategic plan and led high-stakes labor negotiations that averted a three-union strike, earning public praise from Mayor Karen Bass and union leaders.
- LAUSD officials say the district’s long-term fiscal strain stems from the end of federal COVID relief, rising costs for salaries and benefits, and declining enrollment, factors that will shape staffing, classroom programs, and reserve use going forward.