LAUSD superintendent put on paid leave during federal probe

The Los Angeles Unified School District placed Superintendent Alberto Carvalho on paid leave after the FBI executed search warrants at his home and the district headquarters; authorities have not disclosed the nature of the investigation, and Carvalho has not been accused of wrongdoing. Interim chief Andres Chait will lead the district during the inquiry, which LAUSD says it is cooperating with. The case is tied, in broader context, to a Miami-area property linked to Debra Kerr, a former AllHere associate connected to a $3 million AI chatbot deal that the district later dropped, with AllHere founder Joanna Smith-Griffin later charged with securities and wire fraud.