In a major education announcement Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom revealed that California’s K-12 students achieved significant gains in statewide test scores and signed a new literacy bill aimed to further bolster reading achievement across the state.

At a press conference at Alexander Science Center Elementary School in Los Angeles, Newsom was joined by Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, members of the LAUSD Board of Education and education advocates. He credited the test-score gains to years of investment in programs like transitional kindergarten, expanded after-school programs, universal meals which provide free meals to all students, and literacy support, even during challenging budget years.

“This is a proud moment,” Newsom told reporters. “When it

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