The Los Angeles Unified School District could run out of money within about a year and is showing severe signs of financial distress, according to county education authorities.
California's newly signed state budget includes major investments in public education.
The LAUSD Board of Education appointed Andrés Chait as the new superintendent of the nation's second-largest district.
The superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District resigned nearly four months after the FBI served a search warrant at his home.
A small brush fire broke out on a hillside in El Sereno, prompting the evacuation of students from a nearby elementary school, officials said.