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State superintendent urges long‑term investments in literacy, TK expansion and educator housing
Summary
California Superintendent Tony Thurmond told the Senate budget subcommittee the state must sustain long‑term investments in reading, math, universal TK, and supports such as educator housing and dual‑language programs to reverse persistent achievement gaps.
California State Superintendent Tony Thurmond told the Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Education on March 13 that the state should prioritize sustained, long‑term investments to close persistent achievement gaps and support students affected by homelessness, natural disasters and immigration‑related fears.
Thurmond highlighted multiple priorities: improving early literacy and math, expanding universal transitional kindergarten (TK), providing reading coaches and tutoring, and addressing educator housing shortages. He also described disaster recovery needs in fire‑affected districts and urged the legislature to consider accelerating existing capital funds for communities whose schools were damaged.
“Every student deserves to get a quality education,” Thurmond told the…
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