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.
May 14, 2025 Statement from Marshall Tuck, CEO of EdVoice, on Governor Newsom’s May Revision Despite significant fiscal headwinds, the Governor prioritized the needs of California's children – investing $200 million in evidence-based literacy practices for elementary teachers.
April 30, 2025 EdSource Literacy bill compromise gains support of a former foe and passes first hurdle Marshall Tuck, CEO of EdVoice, drew an optimistic analogy to the state effort to require universal screening for potential reading challenges. CTA and English learner advocacy groups initially opposed that initiative, but later supported the effort, after extensive negotiations and agreement on an advisory committee of experts. “This fall, 1.2 million kids, kindergarten, first and second grade will be screened for reading difficulties, including risk of dyslexia,” he said.
April 30, 2025 EdSource Legislative deal on reading instruction reached in the nick of time Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas steers a deal between advocates and skeptics of 'science of reading' strategies.
April 26, 2025 San Francisco Chronicle Has California learned anything from the rise of Trump? The fate of this bill will tell us In short, the arguments against AB1121 are nonsensical. How can California Democrats say with a straight face they’re governing responsibly when kids here are being outperformed by students in far poorer school districts in the Deep South? How long will they continue to use abstract ideological concepts like local control to protect policies that clearly aren’t working?
April 4, 2025 CalMatters Fight over phonics: Will CA require the ‘science of reading’ in schools? “At this point, it’s personal for me. I’m termed out in four years and I want to get this done,” Assemblywoman Rubio said. “Reading is such a foundational skill. We need to create the best opportunities for all kids to read, not just for those who can afford after-school tutors.”
April 4, 2025 San Diego Union-Tribune Opinion: CA is failing kids in reading. There is a better way. Not all families have the knowledge, resources, and capacity that I did to provide supplemental reading support to their child — nor should they need to. Public schools must provide a knowledge-rich curriculum and literacy instruction aligned with evidence-based principles to deliver on their promise to parents that their children will be prepared for college, career and life.
April 4, 2025 For Immediate Release: Growing Support for AB 1121 to Combat State Literacy Crisis The momentum behind Assembly Bill 1121 (introduced by Assemblywoman Blanca Rubio) continues to grow, with significant new endorsements from the California State PTA, Children’s Defense Fund-California, and the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ).
