March 17, 2023
LAUSD families prepare for school closings in possible strike but hope for contract
Negotiations to continue as worries mount about learning losses and day care problems. Service workers say they are vastly underpaid.
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Alberto Carvalho
February 21, 2023
We're making strong progress in Los Angeles Unified, but more work lies ahead
Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Alberto Carvalho looks back on his first year leading the district.
Alberto Carvalho
February 14, 2023
After a year leading Los Angeles Unified, Carvalho faces challenges to improve learning
As superintendent Alberto Carvalho hits his one-year mark at Los Angeles Unified, he's succeeded in reducing absenteeism and slowing enrollment drops. But some parents want him to engage more with community.
Kate Sequeira
February 7, 2023
Study of LAUSD confirms benefits of four years of math; Superintendent Alberto Carvalho embraces findings
UCLA researchers found that high school seniors who took math, whether statistics or calculus, were significantly more likely to enroll in a four-year college and return the following year.
John Fensterwald
November 28, 2022
LAUSD’s stunning reading score on NAEP: Illusion, real or something in between?
Was a quick computer distribution during Covid, a literacy initiative or a combination of factors, plus random error, behind a surprising 8th grade score in Los Angeles Unified?
John Fensterwald
September 13, 2022
Opportunity begins in kindergarten
Attendance in kindergarten should not be optional, and voluntary participation results in too many parents delaying their child’s entrance into school until first grade.
Alberto M. Carvalho and Pedro Noguera
August 26, 2022
California does little to ensure all kids read by third grade
A national push to change the teaching of reading shows contrast between other states and California's hands-off approach.
John Fensterwald
July 26, 2022
How Superintendent Carvalho can create a strong future for all LAUSD students
The new Los Angeles Unified superintendent has an opportunity to remove entrenched barriers in the district that keep too many students from realizing their full potential.
Salma Ocelotlxochitl Perez and Avery Collins-Byrd
June 15, 2022
Los Angeles Unified's proposed budget focuses on student achievement
District officials provided a snapshot of new investments for the proposed $18.5 billion budget.
Kate Sequeira
April 27, 2022
How LAUSD superintendent’s online presence fosters connections
LAUSD superintendent Alberto Carvalho has nearly 80,000 followers on Twitter, his go-to platform, where he shares plans for district success and interacts with parents and community groups.
Kate Sequeira
April 22, 2022
LAUSD expects to finish reassigning staff to vacant teaching roles this week
Credentialed staff have been redeployed to schools across the district as part of Superintendent Alberto Carvalho's 100-day plan.
Kate Sequeira
March 28, 2022
Memo to LAUSD’s new chief: Focus on results for students, families
Los Angeles Unified's new superintendent must work with grassroots organizations and build on the district's strengths to help stem the tide of declining enrollment and other factors that are holding LAUSD schools back.
Pedro Noguera and Bruce Fuller
March 24, 2022
The Miami effect: New L.A. schools chief Alberto Carvalho on language and community
Supt. Carvalho intimately understands the challenges and promises of families who speak languages other than English at home.
EdSource staff
March 7, 2022
Why years in Miami will serve new LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho
Many signs point to Alberto Carvalho being the right type of superintendent for LAUSD, a district in desperate need of community relationship-building.
Anne Vasquez
March 2, 2022
New LAUSD superintendent on enrollment declines, school choice and Covid | Q&A
Los Angeles Unified's new superintendent, Alberto Carvalho, talks to EdSource about his goals for the district regarding the pandemic, equity, and other issues.