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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
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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
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Davis, Sacramento Climate Strikes Draw Thousands

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 22, 2019
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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
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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
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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
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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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Commentary: Errors in Dunning Column Lead to Wrong Conclusions on City Demographics

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 12, 2019
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Commentary: Errors in Dunning Column Lead to Wrong Conclusions on City Demographics

In a column that appeared in the Sunday, September 1, paper, Bob Dunning writes that he sent a note to Ma ...

In a column that appeared in the Sunday, September 1, paper, Bob Dunning writes that he sent a note to Mayor Pro Tem Gloria Partida “asking what she thinks about our sudden move to district elections. ...

September 12, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Parcel Tax Proposal Ultimately Falls Short

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 07, 2019
| (4) Comments

My View: Parcel Tax Proposal Ultimately Falls Short

On Thursday, the DJUSD school board did what was long-expected – they voted 5-0 to ask staff to come back ...

On Thursday, the DJUSD school board did what was long-expected – they voted 5-0 to ask staff to come back with language for a new parcel tax. We don’t have most of those details yet, but we do know o ...

September 07, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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School Board to Put $198 Parcel Tax on the Ballot

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 06, 2019
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School Board to Put $198 Parcel Tax on the Ballot

For much of this year, the school board led by subcommittee Alan Fernandes and Joe DiNunzio examined the ...

For much of this year, the school board led by subcommittee Alan Fernandes and Joe DiNunzio examined the DJUSD finances, looked at potential ways to cut costs and increased revenues, and wound up with ...

September 06, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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DJUSD Goes through Its Own Process for District Elections

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 05, 2019
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DJUSD Goes through Its Own Process for District Elections

Because the school district proactively decided to address the issue of district elections, it has enable ...

Because the school district proactively decided to address the issue of district elections, it has enabled them to dictate the pace a bit more than the city, which has responded to a letter by Matt Re ...

September 05, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum – Support

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 20, 2019
| (22) Comments

Letter: Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum – Support

By Melina Abdullah On behalf of the Black Lives Matter Global Network’s California Chapters, we write to ...

By Melina Abdullah On behalf of the Black Lives Matter Global Network’s California Chapters, we write to express our support for the Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum as submitted and to oppose proposed ...

August 20, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Letter: What Is and Is NOT Ethnic Studies

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 19, 2019
| (6) Comments

Letter: What Is and Is NOT Ethnic Studies

by Kenneth P. Monteiro First, let me convey my appreciation to both of you and the continued support of t ...

by Kenneth P. Monteiro First, let me convey my appreciation to both of you and the continued support of the California State University (CSU) Council on Ethnic Studies for both AB331 and AB1460. We ...

August 19, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Jewish-Americans Support Model Ethnic Studies Curriculum

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 18, 2019
| (7) Comments

Jewish-Americans Support Model Ethnic Studies Curriculum

Jewish Voice for Peace-Bay Area responds to accusations of antisemitism in the curriculum Jewish Voice fo ...

Jewish Voice for Peace-Bay Area responds to accusations of antisemitism in the curriculum Jewish Voice for Peace – Bay Area Chapter (JVP-BA) supports the proposed model Ethnic Studies curriculum for C ...

August 18, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: Is the End Nigh – the End of Great Schools in Davis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 30, 2019
| (29) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Is the End Nigh – the End of Great Schools in Davis?

In 2007, the DJUSD school board put a parcel tax on the ballot for renewal. It was the same amount they ...

In 2007, the DJUSD school board put a parcel tax on the ballot for renewal. It was the same amount they had been doing for well over a decade – $100. It was my first time covering the schools and li ...

June 30, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Dunning Attacks District Elections but Ignores Montgomery and Achievement Gap in Doing So

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 29, 2019
| (34) Comments

My View: Dunning Attacks District Elections but Ignores Montgomery and Achievement Gap in Doing So

Columnist Bob Dunning continues to lament the school board decision to transition to district elections – ...

Columnist Bob Dunning continues to lament the school board decision to transition to district elections – and while there are certainly aspects of it that deserve questioning, at this point it’s a don ...

June 29, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: City or Schools – Who Has the Toughest Road Ahead on Funding?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 25, 2019
| (6) Comments

Commentary: City or Schools – Who Has the Toughest Road Ahead on Funding?

As I have been talking about for at least the last year, there is a bumpy road ahead for both schools and ...

As I have been talking about for at least the last year, there is a bumpy road ahead for both schools and the city on funding. Longer term, I think it is going to be a real problem to maintain the cu ...

June 25, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Board Approves State Letter on Ethnic Studies, Pushes Further

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 21, 2019
| (24) Comments

Board Approves State Letter on Ethnic Studies, Pushes Further

Community groups have been pushing for changes to the district’s ethnic studies policies for the last few ...

Community groups have been pushing for changes to the district’s ethnic studies policies for the last few months. On Thursday, the school board unanimously approved a letter being sent to Senator Con ...

June 21, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: District Elections Coming, Like Them or Not – Here’s Why That Could Be a Good Thing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 20, 2019
| (18) Comments

Commentary: District Elections Coming, Like Them or Not – Here’s Why That Could Be a Good Thing

A certain columnist believes that if Davis citizens had been given a chance to vote on district elections ...

A certain columnist believes that if Davis citizens had been given a chance to vote on district elections for school board they would have rejected it with 80 percent of the vote. While I tend to agr ...

June 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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