Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent Alberto Carvalho earned unanimous support from the district’s Board of Education last week on both his 2022–23 budget of $18.5 billion and his long-term vision for K–12 schools in Los Angeles.
The LAUSD—the largest school district in California—currently faces several challenges, such as student academic gaps brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, declining enrollment and funding, teacher and staff shortages, and student safety concerns in the wake of several mass shootings.
Carvalho’s strategic plan will focus on addressing these issues, with the next school year’s budget as the first step, including $1.9 billion in targeted investments to close learning gaps….