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September 13, 2025

For Immediate Release: Evidence-Based Early Literacy Bill AB 1454 Passes California Senate

Assembly Bill 1454, jointly authored by Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas), Assemblymember Blanca Rubio (D-Baldwin Park), and Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance), passed the full Senate floor on September 12 with a resounding 38-0 vote, marking a historic step toward transforming reading instruction for millions of California’s children. 

August 21, 2025 KCBS Radio

California continues to tackle the state’s literacy rates

EdVoice CEO Marshall Tuck provides an update on California's literacy landscape as we enter a new school year.

August 18, 2025 Mercury News

How the ‘science of reading’ bill could change California schools

Marshall Tuck, CEO of the educational advocacy nonprofit EdVoice -- a key supporter of AB 1454 -- said the state bill [AB 1454] is important because it's difficult for locally-controlled school districts, which have taught kids the same way for years, to change their approach.

July 18, 2025 Ed Funds Now

EdVoice Joins 600 Orgs Demanding Federal Education Funding

July 18, 2025 CalMatters

California is finally adopting phonics, fulfilling a grandmother’s dream

“When a child learns to read, they don’t just decode letters on a page, they begin to dream bigger, think more critically, and imagine a future beyond what they can see. Today’s committee approval brings us one step closer to all California children reading at grade level,” said Marshall Tuck, CEO of Ed Voice, after the bill cleared the Senate Education Committee last week.

July 9, 2025

For Immediate Release: AB 1454 Advances through Senate Ed Committee

AB 1454 advances through Senate Education Committee, moving closer to evidence-based reading instruction in every California classroom.

June 30, 2025

Statement from EdVoice CEO on CA Final Budget

Despite a challenging fiscal year, the final budget includes $200 million for teacher training in evidence-based literacy practices — a key component of AB 1454.

June 16, 2025 CalMatters

Too many California kids can’t read. Will phonics help?

As Marshall Tuck, CEO of EdVoice, recently put it: “We have one of the greatest gaps between high-income kids and low-income kids of any state in the country. This is a civil rights issue that demands urgent action and collective action.”

June 11, 2025 The Hill

Amid Trump-Newsom fight, funding threat sends chill through California schools

“Our country has been decreasing in terms of overall education performance compared to the rest of the world,” said Marshall Tuck, CEO of EdVoice. “At a time where our country is already losing ground to other countries on education, which is a huge problem for us, competitive and long term, we absolutely should be investing in education, not cutting.”

June 8, 2025 KCBS

Newsom to fund teacher training to improve California reading scores

California has historically struggled with reading scores below the national average, but a new phonics-heavy approach has gained the support of Governor Newsom. He's pledged $200 million to fund teacher training on the new methods. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Margie Shafer spoke with Marshall Tuck, CEO of EdVoice.

June 6, 2025 Politico

Tuck’s Renaissance

After Newsom signed sweeping new rules for charters, EdVoice went dormant, before relaunching in 2023 newly under Tuck’s leadership with a focus on closing achievement gaps. Not rejoining the charter wars.

June 2, 2025 Los Angeles Times

Could phonics solve California’s reading crisis? Inside the push for sweeping changes

“It’s a big deal for kids, and it’s a big step forward — a very big one,” said Marshall Tuck, chief executive of EdVoice, an education advocacy nonprofit that has championed the change.