Alberto Carvalho to face big challenges as LAUSD superintendent

Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho speaks during a press conference at iPrep Academy in Miami, Florida on August 31, 2020. Photo credit: Daniel A. Varela/Miami Herald/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM.

Alberto Carvalho announced today that he’s leaving his job as the head of Miami-Dade County Public Schools to become the next superintendent of LA Unified School District. He’s taking the job as hundreds of LAUSD employees were fired for failing to meet the vaccine mandate, and nearly 35,000 students have yet to receive their first dose.

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