The Los Angeles Unified School District is taking AI where few other districts have gone before. So how does “Ed,” LAUSD’s personalized AI student assistant work?

Superintendent Alberto Carvalho joins senior writer Matt Zalaznick and education reporter Micah Ward on this week’s episode of the “Talking Out of School” podcast to detail how Ed is beginning to support the district’s 540,000 students and their families. Simply put, Ed “addresses every single issue students may be facing,” Carvalho explains.

“It’s your best friend, your concierge, your personal assistant, your buddy,” he adds. “Ed is transforming a school district of 540,000 students into 540,000 schools of one for everyone.”