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An 18-year-old student died after falling from a fourth-floor balcony at Benjamin Franklin High School in Highland Park on Wednesday. The incident followed a classroom fight, and police are investigating whether the victim was disoriented by injuries or actively threatened before jumping.
New York City and Los Angeles Unified School Districts have moved to restrict generative AI use for the 2026-27 school year: NYC bans student-facing AI in K–8 and limits high school tools to a approved set, while LAUSD imposes a one-year moratorium on AI on district devices for all students. Both districts had previously loosened rules and now face continued advocacy from parent-teacher-student coalitions as they work toward longer-term policies, pilots, and safeguards with metrics to assess AI tools.
Los Angeles Unified School District will impose a broad moratorium on most artificial intelligence use by students at every grade level for the upcoming school year, mirroring a NYC ban. The move reflects parental concerns about technology and screen time in childhood and follows the district’s existing restrictions on cellphones and laptop use.
Los Angeles Unified named longtime insider Andrés Chait as superintendent, formalizing a rapid transition after Alberto Carvalho’s resignation amid a federal investigation and an FBI raid; Chait has been acting since Feb. 27 and helped steer a four-year plan and a $20.6 billion budget that relies on reserves, with potential layoffs and ongoing union negotiations on costs.
Los Angeles Unified School District superintendent Alberto Carvalho has resigned after an FBI search connected to a deal with AI chatbot maker AllHere; he had been on paid leave for months and will be replaced temporarily by acting superintendent Andrés Chait, who will remain in place until a permanent decision is made. The FBI also searched a Florida property tied to Debra Kerr, a former AllHere associate; AllHere later collapsed into bankruptcy and founder Joanna Smith-Griffin was charged with securities and wire fraud and identity theft. LAUSD officials said they cooperated with investigators and emphasized continuity and focus on student progress as the district moves forward.
LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho resigns amid a four-month FBI investigation tied to a failed AI chatbot project, with acting superintendent Andres Chait taking over as the district remains under federal scrutiny.
Public schools’ rush to give every student a laptop is giving way to a digital reckoning: districts like Los Angeles Unified are rolling back device programs for younger students, instituting screen-time limits, banning YouTube on school devices, and moving toward in-class access only, amid parent activism and concerns that devices distract more than educate. The shift follows pandemic-era device proliferation, with bills and advisories at state and federal levels prompting debates about whether edtech truly improves learning or simply hooks students to screens and drives up costs.
Los Angeles Unified School District approved a 6-0 resolution to curb device use, create grade-specific screen-time policies, prohibit devices for first graders, restrict self-directed YouTube access, require opt-outs, and audit ed-tech contracts, with the policy taking effect in 2026-27. The move comes amid a parent-driven backlash against heavy reliance on school devices and marks the first major district to pursue reduced screen exposure.
LAUSD averted a strike by reaching a tentative contract with SEIU Local 99 (about 30,000 workers), keeping schools open on Tuesday. The deal includes a 24% wage increase, expanded health care benefits, longer work hours, prevention of layoffs for IT staff, and a prohibition on outsourcing, with SEIU Local 99 members needing to ratify. Earlier tentative deals with two other unions mean nearly 70,000 district employees are covered, and Mayor Bass helped push the negotiations.
A last-minute agreement between the Los Angeles Unified School District and unions averted a planned strike, allowing schools to stay open and students to remain in class while terms are finalized.
A last-minute agreement averted a district-wide strike in Los Angeles Unified after Local 99 reached a contract for about 30,000 support staff, with separate deals for teachers and administrators following. The settlements include an average 24% raise for support staff over two years, about 14% for teachers, and over 11% for administrators, plus expanded hours to meet health-insurance thresholds, brokered in part by Mayor Karen Bass. The move preserves classes for roughly 400,000 students across LA’s schools.
LAUSD families awoke to uncertainty as two unions reached tentative deals while SEIU Local 99 remained unsettled; because the unions have pledged to walk out together if any one fails to reach an agreement, a Tuesday shutdown of schools could occur. Parents scrambled for childcare and meals, with advocates warning about the impact on low‑income and disabled students as students rallied outside district headquarters in support of teachers and workers.
LAUSD reached tentative agreements with SEIU Local 99, UTLA, and AALA to avert a district-wide strike, and schools will open Tuesday pending ratification by union members and the Board. Local 99 secures a 24% wage rise over the contract term, expanded health benefits and hours, no IT layoffs, and tighter subcontracting limits. UTLA’s package averages a 13.86% raise over two years plus a starting teacher salary of $77,000. AALA secures about an 11.65% two-year raise with a framework for a 40-hour week. The deals cover roughly 70,000 of the district’s 83,300 employees, impacting about 390,000 students who had faced potential closures.
LAUSD continues bargaining with SEIU after tentative deals with UTLA and the Associated Administrators of Los Angeles; SEIU represents about 30,000 aides, bus drivers, custodians and cafeteria workers, and negotiators are seeking higher pay and more hours for part-time staff to qualify for health benefits. With a potential SEIU strike on April 14 that could close schools, the district is racing to reach an agreement as UTLA has pledged solidarity if no deal is reached.
Negotiations for Los Angeles Unified's three major unions ran past midnight, leaving families and 390,000 students unsure as a Tuesday strike could shut schools. Two unions—United Teachers Los Angeles and Associated Administrators of Los Angeles/Teamsters 2010—reached tentative deals, while Local 99 SEIU members continued bargaining for about 30,000 support staff, with contingency plans for families.