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Letter: Is Trustee Flexibility Wrong Approach?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 08, 2018
| (16) Comments

Letter: Is Trustee Flexibility Wrong Approach?

By Kristen Townsend Wallman Is it responsible to build a swimming pool in your backyard if you can’t affo ...

By Kristen Townsend Wallman Is it responsible to build a swimming pool in your backyard if you can’t afford to fix your home’s leaky roof? Most homeowners would probably say, no. Yet, with $443 millio ...

June 08, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (16) Comments

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Analysis: Teachers Seek Equal Solution to Unequal Pay Gap

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 06, 2018
| (30) Comments

Analysis: Teachers Seek Equal Solution to Unequal Pay Gap

The teacher compensation gap is real and many teachers, particularly the younger and least experienced t ...

The teacher compensation gap is real and many teachers, particularly the younger and least experienced teachers, are really disadvantaged by it. But the district’s data show that this gap is not uni ...

March 06, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (30) Comments

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My View: Teacher Lack of Support for Parcel Tax Perplexing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 03, 2018
| (25) Comments

My View: Teacher Lack of Support for Parcel Tax Perplexing

The numbers seem pretty clear, the teachers have been working hard for the last several months to rally t ...

The numbers seem pretty clear, the teachers have been working hard for the last several months to rally the community to the idea that there is a compensation gap in the district. That teachers are d ...

March 03, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (25) Comments

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Commentary: Both City and School District Should Be Concerned with Parcel Tax Poll

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 01, 2018
| (2) Comments

Commentary: Both City and School District Should Be Concerned with Parcel Tax Poll

The Davis School District is looking toward a parcel tax as a way to fund increases to teacher compensati ...

The Davis School District is looking toward a parcel tax as a way to fund increases to teacher compensation. To achieve that, they are looking at potentially a $198 parcel tax measure for the fall. T ...

March 01, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (2) Comments

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District to Evaluate Feasibility of Parcel Tax on Thursday

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 28, 2018
| (39) Comments

District to Evaluate Feasibility of Parcel Tax on Thursday

The school district commissioned a poll to determine interest in a parcel tax for employee compensation. ...

The school district commissioned a poll to determine interest in a parcel tax for employee compensation. The district will use the results of the $27,000 poll to determine whether they should go forw ...

February 28, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (39) Comments

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My View: The Bottom Line Is Davis Is Not Sustainable

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 30, 2017
| (60) Comments

My View: The Bottom Line Is Davis Is Not Sustainable

Over the years, those who have supported growth in Davis have always argued that Davis was going to chang ...

Over the years, those who have supported growth in Davis have always argued that Davis was going to change one way or another. Their argument was that trying to keep a community the same as it is wou ...

December 30, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (60) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Board Prioritizing Closing Teacher Compensation Gap

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 20, 2017
| (34) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Board Prioritizing Closing Teacher Compensation Gap

The school board had a good discussion last week on the prospects for closing the compensation gap. For ...

The school board had a good discussion last week on the prospects for closing the compensation gap. For those who want the board to go outside the box – I don’t see it. I think we are looking at an ...

November 20, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (34) Comments

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School Board Gets an Earful from DTA President on Teacher Compensation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 06, 2017
| (92) Comments

School Board Gets an Earful from DTA President on Teacher Compensation

The issue of teacher compensation was not on the agenda last night for the school board meeting, but that ...

The issue of teacher compensation was not on the agenda last night for the school board meeting, but that didn’t stop a few dozen parents and teachers from coming to the meeting to speak during public ...

October 06, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (92) Comments

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Teacher Talks about Addressing the Teacher Compensation Gap

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 18, 2017
| (63) Comments

Teacher Talks about Addressing the Teacher Compensation Gap

It has been nearly two weeks since teachers poured into the school board meeting, asking the school distr ...

It has been nearly two weeks since teachers poured into the school board meeting, asking the school district to address the compensation gap. The Vanguard spoke late last week with former DTA preside ...

September 18, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (63) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts: How Did DJUSD Get into This Problem?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 11, 2017
| (47) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: How Did DJUSD Get into This Problem?

One thing that has always troubled me with regard to the school district – it has never been the “right t ...

One thing that has always troubled me with regard to the school district – it has never been the “right time” to ask tough questions. The attitude has always seemed to be that we need the parcel tax, ...

September 11, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (47) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: Should the District Be Able to Reserve Affordables for District Employees?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 19, 2017
| (41) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Should the District Be Able to Reserve Affordables for District Employees?

Last week a reader pointed us toward a potential issue of controversy. On Sunday, Davis Enterprise colum ...

Last week a reader pointed us toward a potential issue of controversy. On Sunday, Davis Enterprise columnist Bob Dunning wrote a column on the 41-unit development at Grande Village. Given its histor ...

March 19, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (41) Comments

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Guest Commentary: Vote YES on Measure H to Continue Our Tradition of Investing in Our Schools and Our Community

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 28, 2016
| (7) Comments

Guest Commentary: Vote YES on Measure H to Continue Our Tradition of Investing in Our Schools and Our Community

By Martha Beetley, Debra Brayton, Nora Brazil, Greg Brucker, Elizabeth Campi, Ryan Davis, Joe DiNunzio, L ...

By Martha Beetley, Debra Brayton, Nora Brazil, Greg Brucker, Elizabeth Campi, Ryan Davis, Joe DiNunzio, Lori Duisenberg, Lucas Frerichs, Richard Harris, Hiram Jackson, Joy Klineberg, Jean Kridl, Meris ...

October 28, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (7) Comments

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Guest Commentary: Measure H, A Minimum $4,960 Commitment Why Vote No

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 27, 2016
| (62) Comments

Guest Commentary: Measure H, A Minimum $4,960 Commitment Why Vote No

By Jose J. Granda, PhD I appreciate the opportunity to have a dialog with your readers about this importa ...

By Jose J. Granda, PhD I appreciate the opportunity to have a dialog with your readers about this important issue to our community. It may take this article and perhaps others to fully discuss this i ...

October 27, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (62) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Explaining School Funding and the Need for a Local Parcel Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 19, 2016
| (32) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Explaining School Funding and the Need for a Local Parcel Tax

Reading a letter to the editor, I find the writer illustrates that the school funding formulas are increa ...

Reading a letter to the editor, I find the writer illustrates that the school funding formulas are increasingly complex and the public simply does not understand them. The writer referenced a Septembe ...

September 19, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (32) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Did the School Board Shoot Too Low?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 04, 2016
| (24) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Did the School Board Shoot Too Low?

There was an interesting point raised last week by Ron Glick, and captured by Nicholas von Wettberg in hi ...

There was an interesting point raised last week by Ron Glick, and captured by Nicholas von Wettberg in his article yesterday in the Vanguard, questioning the time of discussion on the amount of the pa ...

July 04, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (24) Comments

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Board Finalizes Parcel Tax Resolution before Break

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 03, 2016
| (11) Comments

Board Finalizes Parcel Tax Resolution before Break

By Nicholas von Wettberg At the Davis board of education special meeting on Wednesday, the public hearing ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg At the Davis board of education special meeting on Wednesday, the public hearing on the approval of the school parcel tax called for comment. Only one person inside the Commun ...

July 03, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (11) Comments

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School Board Decides On $620, Eight-Year Parcel Tax

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 29, 2016
| (27) Comments

School Board Decides On $620, Eight-Year Parcel Tax

by Nicholas von Wettberg Come November, Davis voters will have a school parcel tax on the ballot of $620 ...

by Nicholas von Wettberg Come November, Davis voters will have a school parcel tax on the ballot of $620 annually for eight years. At a special meeting on Tuesday morning, the Davis Joint Unified Scho ...

June 29, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (27) Comments

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School Board to Determine Amount of Parcel Tax to Put on Ballot

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 28, 2016
| (43) Comments

School Board to Determine Amount of Parcel Tax to Put on Ballot

At a special meeting today at 8:30 am, and continuing to a Wednesday night meeting, the school board must ...

At a special meeting today at 8:30 am, and continuing to a Wednesday night meeting, the school board must approve a tax resolution by June 30 in order for the Yolo County Elections Office to place the ...

June 28, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (43) Comments

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Analysis: School Board to Hold Two Special Meetings This Week to Decide the Parcel Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 27, 2016
| (11) Comments

Analysis: School Board to Hold Two Special Meetings This Week to Decide the Parcel Tax

Currently, the school district relies on the approximately $9.5 million dollars from the parcel tax to su ...

Currently, the school district relies on the approximately $9.5 million dollars from the parcel tax to supply about 12 percent of district funding. Under the LCFF (Local Control Funding Formula), DJU ...

June 27, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (11) Comments

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Board Awaits Chance to Set Parcel Tax

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 19, 2016
| (36) Comments

Board Awaits Chance to Set Parcel Tax

By Nicholas von Wettberg Diplomas have been passed out to all the proud graduates of Davis Joint Unifi ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg Diplomas have been passed out to all the proud graduates of Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) schools. The district’s board of education, fresh off their hiring o ...

June 19, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (36) Comments

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