February 17, 2026 For Immediate Release: EdVoice Announces 2026 Push For Early Math Screening Across CA Following successful campaigns for K-2 reading screenings and evidence-based early literacy instruction, EdVoice sponsors statewide early math screening bill SB 1067 (Weber Pierson).
January 9, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Statement from Marshall Tuck on Governor Newsom’s Proposed 2026-27 State Budget Too many students in California are still struggling academically. The Governor’s historic investment of $149.1B for all TK-12 education programs shows a dedicated focus on strengthening California’s public education system in order to uplift outcomes for our students, teachers, and school communities
November 5, 2025 KCBS Radio Is AI making homework obsolete? It sounds like a dream scenario from your childhood in 2025, homework is becoming obsolete. For more, KCBS Radio anchor Matt Bigler spoke with Marshall Tuck (EdVoice CEO) about how AI may potentially affect homework in the future.
October 15, 2025 Governor Newsom signs legislation to further bolster literacy "There was only one bill that the Speaker said he wanted to attach his name to and he helped create the conditions that led to this bipartisan support of a bill that's long overdue," said Governor Newsom during the press conference.
October 15, 2025 The Washington Post The reading wars are ending. Phonics won. "That California finally took the plunge is especially noteworthy, given that it was ground zero in the nationwide shift away from phonics in the 1980s…The widespread and bipartisan embrace of phonics is worth celebration." - Washington Post Editorial Board
October 9, 2025 Mercury News California students make test score gains-but Bay Area sees little improvement Gov. Gavin Newsom signed historic legislation Thursday morning that implements evidence-based reading instruction in California classrooms, as newly released test scores reveal California students saw modest gains across subjects.
October 9, 2025 Los Angeles Daily News California sees K-12 test scores gains as Newsom signs literacy reform bill “AB1454 is about helping more children learn to read, and there’s nothing more important in a public education system than ensuring all kids can learn to read,” said Marshall Tuck,…
October 9, 2025 EdSource New law changes how California kids learn to read The decision to compromise on teacher training was easier for advocacy groups that supported the former bills once Newsom put funding behind the training, Tuck said. “We felt if there’s money, and you have to transition to the instructional materials, education leaders will take the pd (professional development),” he said.
October 9, 2025 Sacramento Bee Newsom boasts ‘significant gains’ in CA K-12 test scores, signs literacy bill “With AB 1454 every elementary and middle school classroom in this state is going to have instructional materials that are aligned with what the science and research says are the most effective way for children to learn to read,” Marshall Tuck, CEO of education policy nonprofit EdVoice.
October 9, 2025 Los Angeles Times California test scores improve amid lingering pandemic setbacks. “This is a historic day for California’s students, educators, and families,” Marshall Tuck, chief executive of the advocacy group EdVoice, said in a statement. “Unanimous, across-the-aisle votes in both chambers tells us that big policy change is possible when we choose evidence over ideology and kids over politics.”
October 9, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Governor Newsom Signs Landmark Early Literacy Bill into Law Millions of students to benefit as AB 1454 transforms how children in CA learn to read.
September 26, 2025 Wall Street Journal California Learns From Mississippi on Phonics The [California] Legislature this month passed (unanimously if you can believe it) a law to require the state Board of Education to adopt instructional materials aligned with phonics-based reading. Schools would also get more money to train teachers in phonics.
