{"id":191756,"date":"2026-03-01T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/01\/how-probe-into-failed-startup-led-to-lausd-superintendent-investigation\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T06:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T11:20:12","slug":"how-probe-into-failed-startup-led-to-lausd-superintendent-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/01\/how-probe-into-failed-startup-led-to-lausd-superintendent-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"How probe into failed startup led to LAUSD superintendent investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2026-03-01\/how-probe-into-failed-startup-led-to-lausd-superintendent-investigation\">How probe into failed startup led to LAUSD superintendent investigation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2026-03-01\/how-probe-into-failed-startup-led-to-lausd-superintendent-investigation\">https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2026-03-01\/how-probe-into-failed-startup-led-to-lausd-superintendent-investigation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-01 06:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.latimes.com\">www.latimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Leadership Connection<\/strong>: Alberto Carvalho and Debra Kerr share a history rooted in Florida&#8217;s education community, with personal and professional ties extending through their educational careers and public acknowledgment through social media.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>AllHere Collaboration<\/strong>: In 2023, Carvalho as head of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and Kerr working for AllHere, a startup that promised revolutionary AI-based educational support tools, collaborated on a $6-million project.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Project Failure and Collapse<\/strong>: Despite a grand launch, the AllHere project failed within months, leading to the company\u2019s bankruptcy due to alleged fraud by its CEO, Joanna Smith-Griffin, who misrepresented the startup\u2019s financial success and customer base to investors.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Investigation and FBI Involvement<\/strong>: The FBI launched an investigation into AllHere, focusing on the alleged fraud by Smith-Griffin, which led to searches of the homes of Carvalho and Kerr, along with the LAUSD headquarters.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Carvalho\u2019s Administrative Leave<\/strong>: LAUSD placed Carvalho on indefinite administrative leave, casting uncertainty over his leadership of the nation\u2019s second-largest school district amid the allegations and investigation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>AllHere\u2019s Financial Deception<\/strong>: Prosecutors claim Smith-Griffin misled investors by 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