Meet the Board That Approved $6.7 Billion in Private Contracts

Seven elected members. Unanimous on almost every vote in the public record.

Transparency Gap

LAUSD's Legistar system only contains roll-call vote records from June 2025 onward. Key votes — including the AllHere AI chatbot contract, iReady renewals, and teacher contract approvals — are not publicly accessible in the digital record. LAUSD Contract Watch filed 2 public records requests for complete voting histories. LAUSD did not respond to either.

7 Elected board members
Seven people control an $18 billion budget. They are elected by district, serve four-year terms, and answer to voters — but their votes are nearly impossible to find in the public record.
7-0 Every vote unanimous except one
In over six months of available voting records, the board has never pushed back on a contract, a bond, or a spending decision. A board that never disagrees is not providing oversight.
84% Jump in ed-tech spending the year Carvalho arrived
The moment Carvalho took over in 2022, LAUSD’s commitments to education technology companies jumped 84% in a single year. Student outcomes did not.
$29M+ Lost to active criminal investigations
A $22 million pay-to-play scheme. A $6.2 million AI chatbot whose founder was indicted for fraud. Both happened while the district said it had no money for teachers.

LAUSD’s public vote records only go back to June 2025 — earlier votes on contracts like AllHere, iReady, and the teacher contract are not in the public database. In the available record, every vote was unanimous except one: on December 16, 2025, board member Sherlett Hendy Newbill (District 1) voted No on a resolution addressing immigration enforcement and community safety. It is the only documented dissent in six months of public records. Scroll down to see how each member voted.

Vote records sourced from LAUSD Legistar (June 2025–present). LAUSD Contract Watch filed 2 public records requests for complete voting histories. LAUSD did not respond to either.

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