LAUSD leaders tell San Fernando council district schools improved but federal cuts threaten key supports

Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho and Board Member Kelly Gomez told the San Fernando City Council that the district has reversed pandemic learning losses and is pursuing local partnerships to expand safety, adult education and career pathways while warning of federal funding cuts that could reduce services for local schools. Carvalho said last year’s results showed “double digits” improvement in the district’s reduction of distance from standard, with gains across grade levels and subjects and a graduation rate of 87 percent. “We improved in all disciplines,” he said, and noted Measure US — the $9 billion bond approved by voters — is being targeted to older schools and Valley campuses, including nine schools in the San Fernando area. The update described several San Fernando–specific projects funded by Measure US: a near‑complete…