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<p><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</strong><br>
May 2, 2014<br>
Contact: Cynara Lilly (m) 206.915.7821 -or- <a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Press%20Inquiry">[email protected]</a></p>
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<h1 class="release">The Los Angeles Times Endorses Tuck for State&nbsp;Superintendent</h1>
<h2 class="release">Second Major Editorial Endorsement of the Week</h2>
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<p>LOS ANGELES &ndash; Calling Marshall Tuck “a force for overdue change,”&nbsp;the <em>Los Angeles Times</em> editorial board announced its endorsement of his candidacy for State Superintendent of Public Instruction on Friday, declaring that Tuck is “the candidate who will bring a fresh eye and the most new ideas to the job.”</p><p>Tuesday, Tuck received the support of the <em>San Francisco Chronicle</em>, which praised him as a “refreshingly independent voice to challenge the status quo.” The race for Superintendent is shaping up to be one of the most contested on the primary ballot, with Torlakson allies in Sacramento expected to pour millions into an independent campaign defending the incumbent and attacking Tuck.</p><p>The endorsements also follow the release of the campaign’s <a href="http://act.marshalltuck.com/media/2014/4/29/tuck-releases-first-ad">first ad</a> and are a clear sign that Tuck’s call for fundamental change and belief that every child deserves a quality education is resonating.</p><p>Read the entire endorsement here: <a href="http://www.latimes.com/opinion/endorsements/la-ed-end-superintendent-20140502,0,3145906.story#axzz30ZGmBhlW">http://www.latimes.com/opinion/endorsements/la-ed-end-superintendent-20140502,0,3145906.story#axzz30ZGmBhlW</a></p>
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<h3 class="release about">About Marshall Tuck</h3>
<p>Marshall Tuck is the only candidate for State Superintendent with a proven record of increasing graduation rates, improving student achievement, and turning around failing schools.</p>
<p>Tuck served most recently as founding CEO of the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s groundbreaking collaboration with the Los Angeles Unified School District to operate 17 struggling public elementary, middle, and high schools, serving 15,000 students.</p>
<p>Under Tuck’s leadership, the Partnership schools increased four-year graduation rates by over 60%, improved school safety and student attendance, and launched the innovative Parent College, which became a national model for getting parents more involved in their kids’ education. Over the last 5 years, the Partnership schools ranked #1 in academic improvement among school systems with more than 10,000 students.</p>
<p>Prior to launching the Partnership, Tuck was President of Green Dot Public Schools, a leading charter school operator based in Los Angeles. Tuck joined Green Dot in 2002, when it had one school, and helped them expand to 10 charter high schools by 2006. With a student-centered approach that empowered principals, teachers, and parents, Green Dot schools substantially outperformed comparable schools’ graduation rates and overall academic achievement.</p>
<p>Before devoting his career to helping students, Tuck was an executive at Model N, a successful enterprise software company based in the Bay Area. Prior to that, he worked in finance, and spent a year teaching and doing service work internationally, primarily in Zimbabwe and Thailand.</p>
<p>The son of a teacher, Tuck was born in Burlingame, CA and attended parochial elementary school and public middle and high schools. He graduated from UCLA and Harvard Business School. Tuck currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Mae, and their son Mason.</p>
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