Head of Miami-Dade Schools Chosen as LAUSD Superintendent

Alberto M. Carvalho, Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, speaks at the ConnectED conference in the East Room of the White House, on Nov. 19, 2014. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) announced Dec. 9 its new superintendent, Alberto Carvalho, who has previously served as superintendent of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools since 2008.

The LAUSD Board of Education unanimously voted in Carvalho’s favor in a closed-door meeting on Thursday.