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School District Clarifies LGBTQIA+ Policies

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 23, 2023
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School District Clarifies LGBTQIA+ Policies

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Recent discussions have arisen over DJUSD guidelines r ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Recent discussions have arisen over DJUSD guidelines regarding gender and sexuality. In response, the district recently put out an “LGBTQIA+ Support ...

May 23, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: The Community Must Act Now to Preserve Our Schools and Ultimately What Makes Davis Great

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 12, 2023
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Sunday Commentary: The Community Must Act Now to Preserve Our Schools and Ultimately What Makes Davis Great

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – For years now the Vanguard has been warning about the ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – For years now the Vanguard has been warning about the impending problem of declining enrollment and the impact it will have on the school district an ...

March 12, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Council Receives Declining Enrollment Presentation, Vows to Work with District

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 08, 2023
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Council Receives Declining Enrollment Presentation, Vows to Work with District

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – DJUSD Superintendent Matt Best delivered a message tha ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – DJUSD Superintendent Matt Best delivered a message that many have been warning about for the past decade—the cost of housing in Davis has led to a de ...

March 08, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Superintendent to Present to Council Update on DJUSD Demographics and Student Population Forecast

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 04, 2023
| (1) Comment

Superintendent to Present to Council Update on DJUSD Demographics and Student Population Forecast

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On Tuesday, DJUSD Superintendent Matt Best will presen ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On Tuesday, DJUSD Superintendent Matt Best will present the latest school district projection forecasts. This figures to be a first step in an ongoi ...

March 04, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Culture Wars Are Coming to Our Schools – We’d Better Wake Up

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 12, 2023
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Sunday Commentary: Culture Wars Are Coming to Our Schools – We’d Better Wake Up

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor For a number of months I have been watching on the sidelines, some ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor For a number of months I have been watching on the sidelines, somewhat silent as a local cultural war is heating up locally. Maybe it was Proud Boys coming to s ...

February 12, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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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
| by David Greenwald

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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
| by David Greenwald

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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
| by S Steward

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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
| by Vanguard Administrator

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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
| (23) Comments

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
| by David Greenwald

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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
| by David Greenwald

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DJUSD Condemns Hate Incident at Homecoming Parade

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 27, 2022
| (20) Comments

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
| by Vanguard Administrator

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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
| (13) Comments

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
| by S Steward

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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
| by mwferguson

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DJUSD Shares Current Mental Health Resources with Social Services Commission

Posted by Jordan
|Date: April 21, 2022
| (1) Comment

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
| by Jordan

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Best Set to Become Next DJUSD Superintendent

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 12, 2022
| (19) Comments

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
| (11) Comments

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
| by David Greenwald

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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
| (8) Comments

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
| by Vanguard Administrator

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