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Commentary: Davis Teachers Do Deserve Better – That’s Why District Is Seeking More Funding

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 21, 2020
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Commentary: Davis Teachers Do Deserve Better – That’s Why District Is Seeking More Funding

Gregg Cook has been pushing this point for over a year now – opposing the parcel tax, and arguing for alt ...

Gregg Cook has been pushing this point for over a year now – opposing the parcel tax, and arguing for alternatives. Unfortunately it is a flawed analysis, as we shall see. He writes: “There is no que ...

January 21, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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My View: School Finances Are Tricky, Why You Can’t ‘Right Size’ the District

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 18, 2020
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My View: School Finances Are Tricky, Why You Can’t ‘Right Size’ the District

We have had some good discussions in the last week on school finances. To some extent these discussions ...

We have had some good discussions in the last week on school finances. To some extent these discussions have paralleled discussions that Alan Fernandes and Joe DiNunzio had over the previous year as ...

January 18, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Board Receives Update on Ethnic Studies in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 17, 2020
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Board Receives Update on Ethnic Studies in Davis

The DJUSD School Board on Thursday received an update on the status of the Ethnic Studies program. Admin ...

The DJUSD School Board on Thursday received an update on the status of the Ethnic Studies program. Administration recommended that the board appoint in future meetings an Ethnic Studies Task Force wi ...

January 17, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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In Support of Measure G

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 15, 2020
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In Support of Measure G

By Don Shor I am writing in support of Measure G, the proposed parcel tax of $198 per property to raise a ...

By Don Shor I am writing in support of Measure G, the proposed parcel tax of $198 per property to raise approximately $3 million in order to fund teacher pay increases in the Davis Joint Unified Schoo ...

January 15, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: The District Doesn’t Have Many Alternatives

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 14, 2020
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Commentary: The District Doesn’t Have Many Alternatives

There is a belief that the district could solve a lot of its fiscal problems through better efficiency. T ...

There is a belief that the district could solve a lot of its fiscal problems through better efficiency. The reality is that is probably not true. For one thing, Alan Fernandes engaged with a consultan ...

January 14, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Measure G Campaign Explains Why We Need Another Parcel Tax – Part II

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 13, 2020
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Measure G Campaign Explains Why We Need Another Parcel Tax – Part II

Last week the Vanguard sat down with two school board members, Joe DiNunzio and Alan Fernandes, as well a ...

Last week the Vanguard sat down with two school board members, Joe DiNunzio and Alan Fernandes, as well as Victor Lagunes, the DTA president, to talk about the need for another parcel tax that would a ...

January 13, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Ethnic Studies in California: Asian American Scholars Defend Inclusion of Arab American Studies

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|Date: January 12, 2020
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Ethnic Studies in California: Asian American Scholars Defend Inclusion of Arab American Studies

Leading Asian American Scholars Defend the Inclusion of Arab American Studies in the CA Ethnic Studies Mo ...

Leading Asian American Scholars Defend the Inclusion of Arab American Studies in the CA Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum. This statement was sent to the California Department of Education by the nation ...

January 12, 2020
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Parcel Tax Team Sits Down to Talk as Campaign Roars into Action Down the Quick Stretch – Part I

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 08, 2020
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Parcel Tax Team Sits Down to Talk as Campaign Roars into Action Down the Quick Stretch – Part I

Here we are, exactly a week into the New Year and yet, in less than two months, California will vote not ...

Here we are, exactly a week into the New Year and yet, in less than two months, California will vote not only in the presidential primary, but also on a host of local measures – including, for Davis, ...

January 08, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Parcel Tax Aside, We Don’t Invest Enough in K-12 Education

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 05, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Parcel Tax Aside, We Don’t Invest Enough in K-12 Education

Under the best case scenario, students in K-12 education here in Davis are fighting over table scraps. I ...

Under the best case scenario, students in K-12 education here in Davis are fighting over table scraps. If budgets are the monetary embodiment of our values, what does that say about the value of our ...

January 05, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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My View: School Board Had Limited Options on Parcel Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 04, 2020
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My View: School Board Had Limited Options on Parcel Tax

Before the school board put the parcel tax on the ballot, they did something very unusual – they had a su ...

Before the school board put the parcel tax on the ballot, they did something very unusual – they had a subcommittee meet for about six months to discuss the options, go over the finances, and understa ...

January 04, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Ballot Arguments for School Parcel Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 02, 2020
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Ballot Arguments for School Parcel Tax

With the city council election joining the school board in moving to the fall, the biggest question on th ...

With the city council election joining the school board in moving to the fall, the biggest question on the March ballot – basically two months away now – will be whether voters will approve the school ...

January 02, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Manslaughter Charges Filed against Employees of Guiding Hands in the 2018 Death of Max Benson

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 13, 2019
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Manslaughter Charges Filed against Employees of Guiding Hands in the 2018 Death of Max Benson

Nearly a year after the death of Max Benson on November 28, 2018, the El Dorado County District Attorney ...

Nearly a year after the death of Max Benson on November 28, 2018, the El Dorado County District Attorney will be filing charges against three individuals in relation to the tragic incident that left t ...

November 13, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Proposed Parcel Tax Language Comes Forward for School Board

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 03, 2019
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Proposed Parcel Tax Language Comes Forward for School Board

After what has been nearly a year of discussion about the parcel tax and an even longer discussion on the ...

After what has been nearly a year of discussion about the parcel tax and an even longer discussion on the concerns about the compensation gap for teachers, the district has come forward with draft lan ...

October 03, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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District Releases Four Draft Maps

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 01, 2019
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District Releases Four Draft Maps

Later this week, the Davis City Council will release their draft maps – most likely on Tuesday. But in t ...

Later this week, the Davis City Council will release their draft maps – most likely on Tuesday. But in the meantime, the school board has released theirs with four areas on it. The district is requir ...

October 01, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Ethnic Studies Is Still Under Attack: White Identity Politics In Control of the LA Times Opinion Pages?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 01, 2019
| (28) Comments

Ethnic Studies Is Still Under Attack: White Identity Politics In Control of the LA Times Opinion Pages?

by Maya Mackrandilal In response to the Los Angeles Times Editorial Board’s attacks on the Ethnic Studies ...

by Maya Mackrandilal In response to the Los Angeles Times Editorial Board’s attacks on the Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum draft in their opinion pages, I wrote in a letter to the editor: “While membe ...

October 01, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Davis, Sacramento Climate Strikes Draw Thousands

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 22, 2019
| (115) Comments

Davis, Sacramento Climate Strikes Draw Thousands

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau DAVIS/SACRAMENTO – Skipping class used to be something t ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau DAVIS/SACRAMENTO – Skipping class used to be something that got you in hot water. But this past Friday, to millions of students around the world – incl ...

September 22, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Letter: Requesting DJUSD Use More Rigorous Energy Efficiency Standards

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 20, 2019
| (5) Comments

Letter: Requesting DJUSD Use More Rigorous Energy Efficiency Standards

By Alan Pryor My name is Alan Pryor. I am a 25-year Davis resident and both of my kids attended Davis Hig ...

By Alan Pryor My name is Alan Pryor. I am a 25-year Davis resident and both of my kids attended Davis High School. I am a member of the Davis Natural Resources Commission and the current Chair of the ...

September 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Students Prepare to Join the World Friday for Climate Strike

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 19, 2019
| (20) Comments

Davis Students Prepare to Join the World Friday for Climate Strike

All across the world, youths will be walking out of class in support of a Global Climate Strike, meant to ...

All across the world, youths will be walking out of class in support of a Global Climate Strike, meant to bring awareness to the threat of climate change and global warming. “We have to treat climate ...

September 19, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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District Comes Forward with Language for a Permanent $198 Parcel Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 18, 2019
| (52) Comments

District Comes Forward with Language for a Permanent $198 Parcel Tax

Two weeks ago, the DJUSD School Board approved in concept the placement of a $198 parcel tax on the ballo ...

Two weeks ago, the DJUSD School Board approved in concept the placement of a $198 parcel tax on the ballot that would close the teacher compensation gap. They asked for district staff to come back wi ...

September 18, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Save California Ethnic Studies Momentum Growing Fast, in Support of the Model Curriculum Draft

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 16, 2019
| (3) Comments

Save California Ethnic Studies Momentum Growing Fast, in Support of the Model Curriculum Draft

(From Press Release) - The “Save CA Ethnic Studies” coalition has been building significant momentum in s ...

(From Press Release) - The “Save CA Ethnic Studies” coalition has been building significant momentum in support of keeping the Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum (ESMC) draft as the foundation, its frame ...

September 16, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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