A federal investigation cloaked in mystery that’s rooted in Los Angeles and stretches into Broward County involving Alberto Carvalho, the current superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, has a much larger footprint in South Florida than previously known, according to interviews, school district records and court filings reviewed by WLRN.
Records show how AllHere Education, a company that eventually went bankrupt, not only secured a major contract with Miami-Dade County Public Schools, but also employed several South Florida consultants and former education officials, including one of Carvalho’s cabinet members in Miami-Dade, to expand its reach.
No charges have been filed in Florida or California, and Carvalho, the current superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, is on paid leave. But the same-day raid of a Broward County home on Feb. 25, as well as subpoenas sent to Miami school officials and affiliated-groups, continue to raise questions about the scope of the investigation in South Florida…