LA schools chief Alberto Carvalho resigns amid FBI probe

Alberto Carvalho resigned as superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, four months after the school board put him on paid leave following FBI searches of his home and district headquarters. The resignation took effect Sunday, the board said Monday. Carvalho had denied wrongdoing and sought reinstatement. Federal authorities have not detailed the investigation or accused him of a crime. The FBI also searched a property near Miami linked by the Miami Herald to Debra Kerr, a former associate of education technology company AllHere. LA Unified had promoted AllHere's AI chatbot "Ed" in 2024 and paid the company $3 million before cutting ties months later. AllHere later collapsed, and founder Joanna Smith-Griffin was charged with securities fraud, wire fraud and identity theft. Andrés Chait will continue as acting superintendent.