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New LAUSD Superintendent Andrés Chait touts academic progress in annual address
Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Based on reporting by City News Service , NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)
· July 21, 2026
· 2 min read
Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Andrés Chait Tuesday announced that preliminary state testing results showed that students were on track for record-setting academic achievement for a second consecutive year. Chait made the announcement during the district’s annual Opening of Sc...
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Key takeaway Chait made the announcement during the district’s annual Opening of Schools Address at Garfield High School, where LAUSD officials previewed the 2026-27 school year, which is set to begin Aug.
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Category: schools ·
Published: July 21, 2026 ·
Source: NBC Los Angeles (KNBC) ·
Reading time: 2 min
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