Stop me if you've heard this one before - the school district is facing fiscal crisis that requires immediate action or we face cuts in the millions.  And the worst part is that there is a very real c ...

The School Board did not have a vote on Thursday night, but there is clear support at this point for putting another parcel tax measure on the ballot this November that, while falling short of the bol ...

Jose Granda and Thomas Randall have never seen a tax that they like, which is their right and it is fine.  However, Jose Granda does not seem to understand a few things.  First, how poor your ballot a ...

Superintendent Winfred Roberson would not commit to supporting Richard Harris' radical and stunning proposal, which coupled with his surprise announcement not to run has turned the school district cal ...

In a stunning and dramatic decision by school board member Richard Harris, he announced that he will not seek reelection to the position that he was elected to in 2007, where he helped to guide the di ...

A situation that was already volatile may be push to the brink by surprisingly bad news in the May revise that was issued on Monday.  Even before that news, the school district was facing a three mill ...

When voters back in March overwhelmingly approved the renewal of the parcel tax, we warned the voters that this was not going to cover the entire deficit.  In addition to the six million dollars funde ...

When Davis voters approved Measure C on March 6, the parcel tax would generate enough annual revenue to save around 87 jobs that could have faced elimination had the measure failed. However, even with ...

This is About Shared Sacrifice and That Includes Teachers In a pointed letter to the editor from current DTA (Davis Teachers Association) President Gail Mitchell, she asked that we not ask more of tea ...

Last week the Davis school board acknowledged that it was dealing with another 3.5 million dollar deficit which will likely result in further cuts to programs, possibly a shorter school year, despite ...

Last night I happened to be in Esparto and happened to see a sign in front of Esparto High School which stated, "Due to Budget Reasons School Closed February 13-17."  Thinking about that really put an ...

Occupy UC Davis, with the unfortunate pepper-spray incident, has focused the state and, indeed, the world on the crisis of public higher education in California and the risks that it will spiral out o ...

Those who believe that the parcel tax is dead ought to at least look at the polling that was completed on November 9 by DJUSD.  Whether those numbers change after water rate hikes take effect is uncer ...

At last week's Davis School Board meeting, the district announced that a poll of Davis voters will take place as early as next week, aimed at the assessment of the public's support for a parcel renewa ...

The Davis School Board, following reporting requirements set forth by the County Board of Education, set forth a plan for budget reduction should Measures Q and W not be renewed. According to a presen ...

There was an interesting article in the Davis Enterprise introducing Gail Mitchell, who is the new president of the Davis Teachers Association.  Unfortunately, any discussion of our schools these days ...

Last week the Davis School Board continued preparations for a renewal of their parcel taxes that are set to expire at the end of 2012.  These parcel taxes, passed by the voters in 2007 and 2008 in Mea ...

Woodland Facing Huge Cut Backs in Education as Davis Rescinds Its Layoffs - The two cities are only ten minutes apart, but they are very different in so many ways.  That point was hammered home, readi ...

The District Has an Improved Cash Position, But Will Not See Additional Revenue This Year - The headlines were spectacular yesterday as the Governor announced a May revise that for the first time does ...

With the passage of Measure A  last week, the Board of Education on Wednesday was quick to rescind all of the 61 March layoff notices that were issued for Davis teachers.  This despite the fact that t ...