SACRAMENTO:- EdVoice brought together educators, families, and policy advocates at the State Capitol to urge Governor Newsom and state lawmakers to save the Golden State Teacher Grant (GSTG) Program before it sunsets in 2026.

California currently has a deepening teacher shortage crisis. Speakers at the press conference emphasized a simple message: California cannot close learning gaps or improve student outcomes without committed teachers in every classroom – particularly in the schools that need them most.

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“Teachers are the single most important school-based factor in student success. Investing in them is investing in our kids,” said Marshall Tuck, CEO of EdVoice. “The Golden State Teacher Grant Program is a proven, cost-effective tool for getting qualified teachers into California’s hardest-to-staff classrooms and keeping them there. Allowing this program to end this year would be a serious mistake that our teachers and kids in low-income communities would pay for.”