New Report Projects Sharp Enrollment Decline in DJUSD without New Housing
The Davis Joint Unified School District has projected a decline in student enrollment over the next decade, but housing development could potentially reverse this trend.
Op-ed | I Don’t Want Davis to Change. That’s Why I’m Voting Yes on Measure V.
A Davis resident reflects on their childhood experience with affordable housing and encourages others to vote Yes on Measure V to support diversity and prevent families from being priced out of the city.
Op-ed | DJUSD Classified Employees Lose Union Representation Rights
Classified employees of DJUSD have lost their democratic right to union representation due to the CSEA board being removed by an administratorship, which was instituted two days before an election that would have likely resulted in a new board being elected.
Sunday Commentary: The School Closure Debate May Change the Politics of Housing in Davis
The housing debate in Davis is being reshaped by the potential closure of local schools due to declining enrollment, which is tied to the city’s housing market, prompting a petition to form a community advisory committee to examine potential school closures and potentially changing the narrative of future housing proposals.
Sunday Commentary: Housing, Not Transfers, Holds Key to Reversing Davis School Enrollment Decline
Davis Joint Unified School District’s enrollment projections show a decline in resident students over the next decade, which is expected to be partially offset by an increase in interdistrict transfers, but not enough to reverse the trend.
Op-ed | What the School Closure Plan Is Lacking, Part 2: The 1,293 Students Who Don’t Exist
The district’s school closure plan is based on a flawed method that excludes 15.7% of the students, resulting in an inaccurate enrollment projection and potentially leading to the closure of schools that serve a large number of interdistrict transfer students.
PPIC Report Examines Options for Updating California’s School Funding Formula Amid Enrollment Declines
California’s school funding system could be reshaped in the coming years due to declining enrollment, creating new fiscal flexibility and allowing policymakers to reconsider how billions of education dollars are distributed, according to a new report from the Public Policy Institute of California.
Op-ed | What the School Closure Plan is Lacking
The DJUSD School Closure and District-Wide Redesign Plan lacks financial information and alternatives, leaving parents with many unanswered questions and concerns.
Opinion: Whether We Build for Schools or to Accommodate State Demands – We Get to the Same Basic Place
Davis residents are debating whether the city should build housing to support school enrollment, but demographic modeling shows that the level of housing needed to stabilize enrollment is almost exactly the same level the state is already requiring the city to build under its housing obligations.
Analysis | Village Farms, Student Enrollment, and the Numbers No One Wants to Believe
The EPS projection that Village Farms would add about 701 new students to the Davis Joint Unified School District is based on district-approved methodology and real-world results in Davis, and is necessary to reverse the district’s long-term enrollment decline.
Opinion: Davis’s Declining Enrollment Is a Self-Inflicted Crisis
Declining school enrollment in Davis is a result of Measure J, which has made it difficult to build housing for families, leading to a lack of balance in the community and a need for responsible development to sustain the city’s future.
Monday Morning Commentary: When the Cost of Standing Still Comes Due
Davis, California is facing an enrollment crisis due to a lack of affordable housing, leading to a decline in school enrollment and the potential closure of schools, prompting the city to consider new housing developments to address the issue.
Saturday Morning Commentary: Changing the Stakes for Local Housing
The Davis City Council held a marathon workshop on the Village Farms project, while the Davis Joint Unified School District warned of the consequences of inaction on housing, including declining enrollment, program cuts, and possible school closures, highlighting the need for affordable housing in Davis.
“Worst Case Scenario for DJUSD”
The Davis Joint Unified School District Board of Education is facing a potential loss of 1,000 students over the next decade due to rising housing prices, falling birth rates, and changes in UC Davis’s workforce patterns, which could lead to school closures and staff cuts unless two proposed housing developments are approved.
DJUSD Launches Community Outreach Series to Discuss School Closure and District Redesign
DJUSD is facing a potential 1,000-student decline over the next 10 years due to lower birth rates and high housing costs, and is hosting three community outreach meetings to discuss two possible school closure concepts to address the issue.
DJUSD to Preview Community Outreach Plan as District Faces Potential Steep Enrollment Declines
The Davis Joint Unified School District is facing a potential decline of 1,000 students over the next decade due to lower birth rates and high housing costs, and is exploring options to adjust school boundaries and potentially close schools in order to maintain financial viability and quality programming.
Bourne Disrobes during Public Comment, Twice Halting School Board Meeting
The Davis Joint Unified School Board was forced to recess its meeting twice after anti-trans activist Beth Bourne began disrobing during public comment, prompting the police to be called and the meeting to be paused.
Sunday Commentary: The Future of Davis Schools Hangs on Housing—and the Fate of Measure J
The Davis Joint Unified School District is facing a potential loss of 1,000 students over the next decade, and the fate of the district’s schools rests in the hands of Davis voters, who will decide in 2026 whether to approve two major housing developments, while the city’s Measure J restriction on housing development remains a barrier to growth.
Op-Ed | On Education, Accountability and the Price of Pretending: Part II
The Davis Joint Unified School District has imposed an additional $1 million fee on the homeowners of Palomino Place, which the developer believes is legally indefensible and unsupported by the District’s Nexus study.
Palomino Developer Threatens Legal Action over DJUSD Developer Fees
Davis developer Dave Taormino is challenging the Davis Joint Unified School District’s decision to increase developer fees on his Palomino Place project, alleging the district violated state law and reneged on a written agreement, with the dispute now headed to court.