As the Trump administration has ratcheted up immigration enforcement, school districts across the country have rallied to support students and families without legal status. But perhaps none more so than Los Angeles Unified.

The nation’s second largest school district — under the guidance of Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, himself formerly an immigrant living in the country illegally – has emerged as a national model for how school districts can help families gripped by fear.

“I think L.A. Unified is at the top of the list for folks looking at what schools are doing right now,” said Sophia Rodriguez, associate professor at New York University who’s studied the topic. “We’re seeing individual teachers and schools push back, but this effort cannot fall on the backs of heroic educators. It

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