Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent Alberto Carvalho is proposing an $18.5 billion budget for the upcoming school year, with $1.9 billion in targeted investments to close academic gaps.
Carvalho provided the district’s education board with an overview of the budget’s targeted investments June 14, calling the budget the “heart and fuel of our school system.”
“The 2022–23 budget addresses the district’s most pressing issues while reaffirming our longstanding commitment to providing communities throughout all 710 square miles with a nurturing environment,” Carvalho said in a statement.
This year’s proposed budget is about $4.1 billion higher than the previous year’s $14.7 billion proposed budget, but $1.5 billion less than the previous year’s final adopted $20 billion budget….