LAUSD owns its mistakes now — with fiscal deadline looming

Nypost · Aug 05, 2026 · 426 words · By CA Post Editorial Board

Administrative Corruption Fiscal Irresponsibility Accountability

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LAUSD owns its mistakes now — with fiscal deadline looming See more of our coverage in your search results.

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LAUSD owns its mistakes now — with fiscal deadline looming See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on Google The LA Unified School District (LAUSD) has been in trouble for a long time, despite the complacency of its leadership.

Common ground

But Alberto Carvalho, we were told, would be different — professional, accountable, reliable.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Anger: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Other board members, like Tanya Ortiz Franklin... said that the raises would help staff who were “struggling to make ends meet.”?
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eFinder identified 4 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence

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Name Calling / Labeling 80% confidence

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Appeal to Anger 70% confidence

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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 70% confidence

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Other board members, like Tanya Ortiz Franklin... said that the raises would help staff who were “struggling to make ends meet.””

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 2: “the board had accused Carvalho of using district resources for his own personal benefit.”

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Multiple sources report that the LAUSD board accused Carvalho of using district resources for personal benefit and other policy violations.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alberto M. Carvalho MedM (born 1965) is a Portuguese-American educator and the former superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District from 2022 to 2026. He served as superintendent of Miami-…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_M._Carvalho

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andrés E. Chait is an American educator and academic administrator, who has served as the Superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District since June 24, 2026. He previously served in the rol…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrés_Chait

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is a public school district in Los Angeles County, California. It is the largest public school system in California in terms of number of students and the s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Unified_School_Dis…

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Claim 3: “Carvalho resigned in late June”

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Multiple independent sources (iHeart, Google News, and Wikipedia) confirm Alberto Carvalho resigned as LAUSD superintendent in late June (specifically June 21).

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Claim 4: “If it fails, the county has the power to take control of the district’s finances.”

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Claim 5: “But LAUSD approved the pay hikes anyway.”

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One source explicitly states LAUSD approved the pay hikes anyway. Other sources mention strikes or other districts (Downey), but only one confirms the specific action of the LAUSD board in this context.

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web search NEUTRAL — Los Angeles Unified School District Calendar 2025-2026(Updated July 1, 2025) Looking for a Printable LAUSD 2025-2026 Calendar? You’re in the right place! We’ve got the printable LAUSD 2025-2026 calend…
https://www.funwithkidsinla.com/post/lausd-approved-calendar…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Board of Education of the Downey Unified School District on Tuesday approved a $51.2-million budget for the 1988-89 school year that includes 4.1% raises for district employees. The budget anticip…
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-09-08-hd-2369-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — Thousands of Los Angeles Unified School District workers began picketing in the rain near district headquarters as they launched a three-day strike for better wages.
https://abc7.com/post/lausd-strike-begins-picket-lines-schoo…

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Claim 6: “The letter came after the raid and two weeks before the resignation.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions of the word 'board' and does not contain any factual information regarding the timing of the letter.

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web search NEUTRAL — Board of selectmen, the executive arm of the government of New England towns in the United States Board of supervisors, a governmental body that oversees the operation of county government in some U.S…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board

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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · The meaning of BOARD is a piece of sawed lumber of little thickness and a length greatly exceeding its width. How to use board in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/board

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web search NEUTRAL — Board is a face-to-face game console where physical pieces make a shared screen come alive.
https://board.fun/

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Claim 7: “In June, when LAUSD approved the pay hikes, it issued a press release”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 8: “The letter warned them that if they approved the big pay raise unions had demanded earlier in the year, the district would face “severe” financial problems.”

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Two independent sources confirm that the LA County Office of Education (LACOE) warned the board that approving union pay raises would lead to severe financial problems/chaos.

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web search NEUTRAL — The letter warned them that if they approved the big pay raise unions had demanded earlier in the year, the district would face “severe” financial problems. But LAUSD approved the pay hikes anyway. An…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/05/opinion/lausd-owns-its-mistake…

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web search NEUTRAL — LAUSD board members defended their decision to approve $1.2 billion in labor contracts despite warnings days prior from the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) that it would create financia…
https://dnyuz.com/2026/07/26/smoking-gun-letter-reveals-laus…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles County Office of Education letter asks LAUSD to revise the recently adopted budget by mid-August.Find your LAUSD board member. LAUSD board members can amplify concerns from parents, st…
https://laist.com/brief/news/education/lausd-los-angeles-cou…

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Claim 9: “It also accused him of accepting unreported gifts seeking outside income”

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Independent sources confirm allegations that Carvalho accepted unreported gifts and sought outside income.

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Claim 10: “every board member received an ominous letter from the LA County Office of Education.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries for 'Los Angeles' and 'La' and does not mention a letter from the LA County Office of Education to board members.

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web search NEUTRAL — Los Angeles (LA or L.A.) [b] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3.87 million reside…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles

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web search NEUTRAL — This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title La. If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LA

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web search NEUTRAL — Produced by LA Times Studios, a member of the LATMG, featuring news, entertainment and lifestyle content. Inside Lakers mega-deal: Mark Walter made a shocking decision. Bob Iger, Joshua Kushner...
https://www.latimes.com/

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Claim 11: “his hefty $440,000 salary.”

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Multiple cross-references from the New York Post explicitly state his salary was $440,000.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Carlos Alberto Carvalho da Silva Júnior (born 15 August 1995), simply known as Carlos, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Al-Shabab as a forward.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_(footballer,_born_1995)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alberto Carvalho may refer to: Alberto M. Carvalho, Portuguese-American educator and school superintendent Alberto de Carvalho, Angolan-Portuguese al basketball coach
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Carvalho

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Claim 12: “The district is now only days away from a 45-day deadline to submit a revised budget by Friday.”

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No evidence was provided or found for this claim.

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Claim 13: “Board president Scott M. Schmerelson crowed: “Our commitment to our labor partners remains constant.””

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Claim 14: “following an FBI raid in February that was apparently part of a fraud and corruption investigation into a botched artificial intelligence (AI) contract.”

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The specific detail regarding an FBI raid in February related to a 'botched AI contract' is mentioned in one web search result. While other sources mention an FBI investigation, they do not specify the AI contract as the cause.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ed was a chatbot co-developed by the Los Angeles Unified School District and AllHere Education. Described as a learning acceleration platform, it was the first personal assistant for students in the U…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_(chatbot)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jacqueline Barbara Goldberg (born November 18, 1944) is an American former politician, activist and educator who served as a member of the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education for Di…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Goldberg

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