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New School Board Members Seated in DJUSD

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 20, 2022
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New School Board Members Seated in DJUSD

Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA - The Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Education, a ...

Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA - The Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Education, along with staff and community members, celebrated outgoing Board Trustees and welcomed new Trus ...

December 20, 2022
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Guest Commentary: DJUSD Board Must Hold a Public Hearing Regarding the Role of District Staff in Max Benson’s Death

Posted by Brendan White
|Date: December 17, 2022
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Guest Commentary: DJUSD Board Must Hold a Public Hearing Regarding the Role of District Staff in Max Benson’s Death

by Brendan White David Greenwald's December 13, 2022 article, "DJUSD Compelled to Change Policies Followi ...

by Brendan White David Greenwald's December 13, 2022 article, "DJUSD Compelled to Change Policies Following Death of Max Benson Four Years Ago," offers readers an excellent summary of the latest devel ...

December 17, 2022
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DJUSD Compelled to Change Policies Following Death of Max Benson Four Years Ago

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 13, 2022
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DJUSD Compelled to Change Policies Following Death of Max Benson Four Years Ago

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It has been nearly four years since the tragic death of 13-year-ol ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It has been nearly four years since the tragic death of 13-year-old Davis resident Max Benson, a student who died after being restrained by staff at Guiding Hand ...

December 13, 2022
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Commentary: Our Great Davis Schools Are in Trouble

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 30, 2022
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Commentary: Our Great Davis Schools Are in Trouble

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – For a number of years I have been warning this communi ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – For a number of years I have been warning this community that the great Davis school system risks coming crashing down on our heads as we look the ot ...

November 30, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Seven California Propositions to Vote On by November 8

Posted by S Steward
|Date: October 25, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Seven California Propositions to Vote On by November 8

by Scott Steward I take the time to look into the propositions each election for the sake of my now-adult ...

by Scott Steward I take the time to look into the propositions each election for the sake of my now-adult children, nieces and nephews. They are busy and/or are otherwise too polite to thank me for t ...

October 25, 2022
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Guest Commentary: DTA Continues to Advocate for What Is Best for Our Students

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 23, 2022
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Guest Commentary: DTA Continues to Advocate for What Is Best for Our Students

By Victor Lagunes On Thursday over 200 certificated and classified staff—members of DTA and CSEA respecti ...

By Victor Lagunes On Thursday over 200 certificated and classified staff—members of DTA and CSEA respectively—gathered in solidarity at Central Park and then walked over to the school board meeting to ...

October 23, 2022
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Council and School District Look at Ways to Work Together to Stabilize Enrollment, Address Housing for Young Families

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 19, 2022
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Council and School District Look at Ways to Work Together to Stabilize Enrollment, Address Housing for Young Families

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – At a recent two-by-two between the city and school dis ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – At a recent two-by-two between the city and school district, Superintendent Matt Best presented the latest school district data on projections for de ...

October 19, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Teachers Again Facing the Pinch, This Community Has to Grapple with the Larger Issues – and Soon

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 09, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Teachers Again Facing the Pinch, This Community Has to Grapple with the Larger Issues – and Soon

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A few years ago I urged our leaders to think of this c ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A few years ago I urged our leaders to think of this community not in a schools-city silo, but rather to step back and look at this community holisti ...

October 09, 2022
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DJUSD Condemns Hate Incident at Homecoming Parade

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 27, 2022
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DJUSD Condemns Hate Incident at Homecoming Parade

Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA – In a statement to the community, DJUSD Superintendent Matt Best conde ...

Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA – In a statement to the community, DJUSD Superintendent Matt Best condemned an incident that occurred on Friday where “an adult in the community shouted the words “wh ...

September 27, 2022
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Guest Commentary: 13 Candidates for Women’s Rights and Democracy (and Putting Food on the Table).

Posted by S Steward
|Date: September 13, 2022
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Guest Commentary: 13 Candidates for Women’s Rights and Democracy (and Putting Food on the Table).

by Scott Steward In a previous article "MAGA Election and Abortion Deniers" I reviewed the extreme positi ...

by Scott Steward In a previous article "MAGA Election and Abortion Deniers" I reviewed the extreme positions MAGA candidates take. Some objected, stating the review was meant to comment on Republicans ...

September 13, 2022
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Letter: Fill Out Your Ballots and Please Vote for Cynthia Rodriguez

Posted by mwferguson
|Date: June 05, 2022
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Letter: Fill Out Your Ballots and Please Vote for Cynthia Rodriguez

by Margaret W. Ferguson I’m a longtime resident of Davis who strongly supports Cynthia Rodriguez for Yolo ...

by Margaret W. Ferguson I’m a longtime resident of Davis who strongly supports Cynthia Rodriguez for Yolo County District Attorney. If elected on June 7—this coming Tuesday—she will work vigorously to ...

June 05, 2022
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DJUSD Shares Current Mental Health Resources with Social Services Commission

Posted by Jordan
|Date: April 21, 2022
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DJUSD Shares Current Mental Health Resources with Social Services Commission

By Neshmia Alam DAVIS, CA — On Monday, the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUS ...

By Neshmia Alam DAVIS, CA — On Monday, the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) was given the opportunity to present the current state of its mental health support systems ...

April 21, 2022
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Best Set to Become Next DJUSD Superintendent

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 12, 2022
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Best Set to Become Next DJUSD Superintendent

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It won’t be official until April 21, but the decision ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It won’t be official until April 21, but the decision has been made and, after an eight-month job search for the replacement to John Bowes, the board ...

April 12, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Playing with Fire on Omicron

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 08, 2022
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Commentary: Playing with Fire on Omicron

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – At the start of this calendar year, Omicron was starti ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – At the start of this calendar year, Omicron was starting to really blaze, our schools seemed not to have an effective plan to deal with the surge, so ...

February 08, 2022
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Guest Commentary: My Answers to DJUSD’s Community Survey about Filling the Superintendent Position

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 08, 2022
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Guest Commentary: My Answers to DJUSD’s Community Survey about Filling the Superintendent Position

By Richard McCann The Davis Joint Unified School District is searching for a new superintendent, and in a ...

By Richard McCann The Davis Joint Unified School District is searching for a new superintendent, and in an innovative step, DJUSD sponsored a series of community workshops and a survey. I was expectin ...

February 08, 2022
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Davis High Students Upset at Block Schedule

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 18, 2022
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Davis High Students Upset at Block Schedule

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A student organization, Students for a Two-Block Sched ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A student organization, Students for a Two-Block Schedule, last week released a petition calling for DJUSD school board to reconsider their decision ...

January 18, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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UC Davis to Start Winter in Remote Learning for a Week; DJUSD No Plans to Change at This Point

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 22, 2021
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UC Davis to Start Winter in Remote Learning for a Week; DJUSD No Plans to Change at This Point

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – An article in the San Diego Union Tribune seemed to su ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – An article in the San Diego Union Tribune seemed to suggest that the University of California would be starting the winter in remote learning due to ...

December 22, 2021
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Declining Enrollment is Something of a Concern to This Community

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 13, 2021
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Declining Enrollment is Something of a Concern to This Community

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - For years we have justified growth control policies in ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - For years we have justified growth control policies in an effort to keep Davis the small and vibrant community that many remember from the 80s and 90 ...

September 13, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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DJUSD Announces Departure of Dr. John Bowes and Appointment of Interim Superintendent Matt Best

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 07, 2021
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DJUSD Announces Departure of Dr. John Bowes and Appointment of Interim Superintendent Matt Best

Special To the Vanguard Davis, A – Gone is Superintendent John Bowes. In is Interim Superintendent Matt ...

Special To the Vanguard Davis, A – Gone is Superintendent John Bowes. In is Interim Superintendent Matt Best. DJUSD announced Friday, the departure of Superintendent Dr. John Bowes and the Board of E ...

August 07, 2021
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Commentary: Revolving Door of Superintendents Just One Sign of Trouble

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 30, 2021
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Commentary: Revolving Door of Superintendents Just One Sign of Trouble

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Former Superintendent David Murphy had to go. He couldn’t answer basic ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Former Superintendent David Murphy had to go. He couldn’t answer basic questions to the school board about what happened to an amount of money that the board was led ...

June 30, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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