August 13, 2017
State superintendent candidates agree teacher shortage must be top priority
Marshall Tuck explains his approach, Tony Thurmond points to bills he is authoring.
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Marshall Tuck
March 13, 2017
Marshall Tuck running again for state superintendent
He lost narrowly to Tom Torlakson in 2014 in an expensive, divisive race.
John Fensterwald
November 7, 2014
Common Core unscathed in California elections
The Common Core State Standards, the principal reform now underway in California schools, emerged unscathed from the state's fall electoral battles, including one of the most combative races for state superintendent of public instruction in decades.
Louis Freedberg
November 6, 2014
Opinions differ on impact of Tuck's campaign
In the hours since Marshall Tuck’s daunting but failed effort to unseat incumbent State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson, education and political observers have reached different conclusions about the election and its significance.
John Fensterwald
November 5, 2014
Torlakson victory ensures continuity in reforms
One immediate consequence of State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson’s rebuff of challenger Marshall Tuck is to ensure the continuance of the cohesion in state education policy that has been forged since Gov. Jerry Brown returned to Sacramento four years ago.
Louis Freedberg
November 5, 2014
Torlakson wins superintendent race
Tom Torlakson has won a second term as state superintendent of public instruction. The 65-year-old incumbent defeated Marshall Tuck 52.1 percent to 47.9 percent with all precincts reporting.
John Fensterwald
November 1, 2014
Superintendent race turns on future of reform
Donors to incumbent Tom Torlakson and challenger Marshall Tuck are spending record sums to influence what they consider is at stake in this election: the direction of education reform.
John Fensterwald
October 30, 2014
Schools chief race most expensive statewide race
The battle for California's state superintendent of public instruction race is now the most expensive statewide race this year, surpassing spending in even the governor's race by three times, and it is also the most expensive state superintendent race in at least 12 years.
John Osborn D'Agostino
October 29, 2014
School chief candidates diverge on key issues
Tom Torlakson and Marshall Tuck agree on some key policies but disagree on some hot-button political issues. Here's a summary of where the two candidates for state superintendent of public instruction stand.
John Fensterwald
October 26, 2014
State superintendent race draws $24 million
With less than two weeks to go before Election Day, the race for California state superintendent of public instruction has been fueled by a combined $24 million in total campaign spending for incumbent Tom Torlakson and candidate Marshall Tuck.
John Osborn D'Agostino
October 26, 2014
A look at who's funding Torlakson and Tuck
Explore the money behind the California's State Superintendent of Public Instruction race with EdSource's campaign finance app.
John Osborn D'Agostino
October 10, 2014
Millions pour into state superintendent's race
Independent groups backing the two candidates for state superintendent of public instruction reloaded their campaigns with millions of dollars in contributions this week, as the race heads toward Nov. 4 with a crescendo of spending – a combined $14 million so far.
John Osborn D'Agostino And John Fensterwald
September 30, 2014
Tuck, Torlakson debate union power, lawsuit
Marshall Tuck and Tom Torlakson, the two candidates for state superintendent of public instruction, disagreed on the condition of education in California, the influence of teachers unions and who is best qualified for the job during a recent debate.
John Fensterwald
July 17, 2014
Vergara ruling becomes campaign issue
State Superintendent of Public Instruction candidate Marshall Tuck this week launched a petition calling on his opponent, incumbent Superintendent Tom Torlakson, not to appeal a lawsuit ruling that struck down statutes giving California teachers firing protections and rights to tenure and seniority.
John Fensterwald
June 26, 2014
Poll finds Common Core opposition rising
An annual poll of Californians’ views on education contains bad news for teachers unions and for advocates of the Common Core standards, good news for backers of charter schools, mixed news for preschool supporters and a warning for State Superintendent Tom Torlakson in his re-election campaign against Marshall Tuck.