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The superintendent of Los Angeles public schools has resigned four months after he was put on paid leave during a federal investigation. The district's Board of Education announced Monday that it had received a resignation letter from Alberto Carvalho. It was effective as of Sunday. He had been on paid leave since February after the FBI searched his home and district headquarters.

Florida’s largest school district — Miami-Dade — attracted scant interest from candidates for its Aug. 18 school board election, guaranteeing reelection for three of the four incumbents whose terms are up.

Gallon was unopposed and qualifying for the seats ended Tuesday at noon. He and four other candidates were officially elected or reelected.

Alberto Carvalho, the superintendent of Los Angeles public schools in the nation’s second-largest district, was put on paid leave Friday, two days after the FBI served search warrants at his home and the district’s headquarters. He previously headed Miami-Dade schools.

Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of the Los Angeles school system, started working in Miami-Dade County Public schools as a teacher more than 30 years ago before serving as its superintendent. A home in Southwest Ranches, in Broward, was also raided.

Miami-Dade’s School Board authorized its attorneys to file a lawsuit against the company that manages SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä±, the public radio and television stations for which the board holds the broadcasting license.

A growing generation of young designers is making an imprint on Miami’s fashion scene, by making less of an imprint on the environment.

When Jose Dotres takes office as the next superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, he'll stepping in during a time of crisis, as the pandemic continues to take its toll. SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä±'s Kate Payne spoke with Dotres about what he faces.

The three finalists to be the next superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools are being publicly interviewed at a special school board meeting Monday. Check back for updates as the board questions the candidates and deliberates.

The Miami-Dade County School Board is meeting Monday to publicly interview the three finalists for the district's superintendent position. Board members could vote to appoint the next leader during that same meeting.

Those who died include teachers, bus drivers, a security worker and a cafeteria manager. "It is a bruising statistic that we need to absolutely internalize," said Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho.

In past years, about 5,000 to 6,000 students would participate in the district’s summer learning programs, said Superintendent Alberto Carvalho. This year, the district is targeting 65,000 students, or a quarter of its enrollment in traditional public schools.