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Parents, Students and Community Leaders Come Before the Board Pushing for Ethnic Studies

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 17, 2019
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Parents, Students and Community Leaders Come Before the Board Pushing for Ethnic Studies

Two weeks ago, Melissa Moreno spoke to the Davis School Board about the need for ethnic studies during th ...

Two weeks ago, Melissa Moreno spoke to the Davis School Board about the need for ethnic studies during their discussion of the LCAP (Local Control and Accountability Plan). At the time, both the boar ...

May 17, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Concern Raised about Lack of Ethnic Studies at DJUSD

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 09, 2019
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Concern Raised about Lack of Ethnic Studies at DJUSD

Last week Melissa Moreno, speaking as a parent and community member, was watching the DJUSD discussion of ...

Last week Melissa Moreno, speaking as a parent and community member, was watching the DJUSD discussion of the LCAP (Local Control and Accountability Plan). She became concerned when a slide placed “e ...

May 09, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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LCAP Plan Called Out for Lack of Addressing Latino Students, Ethnic Studies

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 03, 2019
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LCAP Plan Called Out for Lack of Addressing Latino Students, Ethnic Studies

During public comment on Thursday during the Davis School Board meeting, Melissa Moreno, elected to the Y ...

During public comment on Thursday during the Davis School Board meeting, Melissa Moreno, elected to the Yolo County Board of Education (but speaking , as a parent and community member, not in her offi ...

May 03, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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2018 in Review: Women of Color Win in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 02, 2019
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2018 in Review: Women of Color Win in Davis

Back in August, the Vanguard ran a story featuring then Mayor Pro Tem Gloria Partida and candidates Cindy ...

Back in August, the Vanguard ran a story featuring then Mayor Pro Tem Gloria Partida and candidates Cindy Pickett (DJUSD School Board) and Melissa Moreno (Yolo County Board of Education) as three pote ...

January 02, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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The Year of the Woman of Color in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 27, 2018
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The Year of the Woman of Color in Davis

Back in June, when Gloria Partida became the first Latina elected to the Davis City Council, she not only ...

Back in June, when Gloria Partida became the first Latina elected to the Davis City Council, she not only won, but finished first and in two years will be the Mayor of Davis. In acknowledging the “his ...

August 27, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Adding School Resource Officers on Campus Not a Good Idea

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 07, 2018
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My View: Adding School Resource Officers on Campus Not a Good Idea

The parcel tax proposal puts many in this community into a quandary. On the one hand, the school distric ...

The parcel tax proposal puts many in this community into a quandary. On the one hand, the school district is disadvantaged by LCFF (Local Control Funding Formula) funding which has in part, even with ...

July 07, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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School Board Re-Evaluates Discipline Policy in Wake of Student Walk Out and Pending Actions Scheduled for the 20th

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 06, 2018
| (22) Comments

School Board Re-Evaluates Discipline Policy in Wake of Student Walk Out and Pending Actions Scheduled for the 20th

Sunder Questions Whether District May Not Be Consistent with Case Law for Student Protests While the dist ...

Sunder Questions Whether District May Not Be Consistent with Case Law for Student Protests While the district passed a couple of motions to educate the students and the community on the types of actio ...

April 06, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Board to Look at Discipline Policies Stemming from Student Walk Out

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 04, 2018
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Board to Look at Discipline Policies Stemming from Student Walk Out

DJUSD attracted regional attention when the Sacramento Bee back in mid-March ran a story, “This district ...

DJUSD attracted regional attention when the Sacramento Bee back in mid-March ran a story, “This district in a liberal California city marked down the names of student protesters.” Board member Madhavi ...

April 04, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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LA Unified Encouraged Students to Participate in the 17-Minute Program, DJUSD Threatened to Punish Theirs

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 18, 2018
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LA Unified Encouraged Students to Participate in the 17-Minute Program, DJUSD Threatened to Punish Theirs

Statement by Board Trustee Madhavi Sunder (Madhavi Sunder, Board Trustee, made the following statement at ...

Statement by Board Trustee Madhavi Sunder (Madhavi Sunder, Board Trustee, made the following statement at March 15, 2018 Davis School Board Meeting). I would like to request that the Board address the ...

March 18, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: We Have Failed Montgomery, Montgomery Has Not Failed Us

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 17, 2018
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My View: We Have Failed Montgomery, Montgomery Has Not Failed Us

Late on Thursday evening, the DJUSD School Board moved forward with proposed changes that would phase out ...

Late on Thursday evening, the DJUSD School Board moved forward with proposed changes that would phase out the English-only program at Marguerite Montgomery Elementary, and leave in its wake the Two-wa ...

March 17, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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District to Examine Discipline Policies after Complaints Following Student Walk Out

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 16, 2018
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District to Examine Discipline Policies after Complaints Following Student Walk Out

It was a story that drew attention across the community and across the region, as the Bee ran the headlin ...

It was a story that drew attention across the community and across the region, as the Bee ran the headline: “This district in a liberal California city marked down the names of student protesters.” Th ...

March 16, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Fear Itself – Why Davis Should Not Install Metal Detectors at Its Schools

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 10, 2018
| (50) Comments

My View: Fear Itself – Why Davis Should Not Install Metal Detectors at Its Schools

Columnist Bob Dunning, discussing the potential threat at Harper this week, noted that while most of us – ...

Columnist Bob Dunning, discussing the potential threat at Harper this week, noted that while most of us – myself included – believed that the threat was most likely a hoax, “The Parkland shooting is a ...

March 10, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: DJUSD Needs to Be Careful about Adding Police to Campus

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 07, 2018
| (25) Comments

Commentary: DJUSD Needs to Be Careful about Adding Police to Campus

Last Thursday’s discussion on school safety seemed to foreshadow the threat that emerged late in the day ...

Last Thursday’s discussion on school safety seemed to foreshadow the threat that emerged late in the day on Friday. Fortunately it turned out that the threat to shoot students at Harper Junior High w ...

March 07, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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MLK Speaker Calls Davis a City Full of Contradictions, Critiques Race Relations

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 20, 2018
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MLK Speaker Calls Davis a City Full of Contradictions, Critiques Race Relations

Speaker: The city’s outward affluence masks a surprising poverty This year’s keynote speaker at the Davis ...

Speaker: The city’s outward affluence masks a surprising poverty This year’s keynote speaker at the Davis MLK Day celebration held at the Varsity Theater was Dr. Mariama Gray, an assistant professor i ...

January 20, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Interfaith Healing is Occurring – Slowly

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 06, 2017
| (13) Comments

Interfaith Healing is Occurring – Slowly

In the past week, we have seen some signs that healing is starting to occur. Following the apology by Ima ...

In the past week, we have seen some signs that healing is starting to occur. Following the apology by Imam Shahin, Bet Haverim released a statement. “Imam Shahin’s words today are a beginning,” Bet H ...

August 06, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Superintendent Message on Transgender Student Protections

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 25, 2017
| (16) Comments

Superintendent Message on Transgender Student Protections

(The following was sent to parents on Friday, February 24, 2017) On February 9, 2017, the Davis School Bo ...

(The following was sent to parents on Friday, February 24, 2017) On February 9, 2017, the Davis School Board approved the We All Belong Resolution providing a clear and transparent statement that DJUS ...

February 25, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Full Comments by Superintendent on Immigration and School Climate

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 17, 2016
| (1) Comment

Full Comments by Superintendent on Immigration and School Climate

(Editor's note: By request of some of our readers here are the full comments by DJUSD Superintendent John ...

(Editor's note: By request of some of our readers here are the full comments by DJUSD Superintendent John Bowes as well as a few selected comments by Board Member Madhavi Sunder). by John Bowes The re ...

December 17, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Superintendent Addresses School Climate and District Policy on Immigration Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 16, 2016
| (36) Comments

Superintendent Addresses School Climate and District Policy on Immigration Issues

On Wednesday, at the community forum on the City of Davis’ Sanctuary City Status, Superintendent John Bow ...

On Wednesday, at the community forum on the City of Davis’ Sanctuary City Status, Superintendent John Bowes explained the district’s policies on immigration issues and announced he would be addressing ...

December 16, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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School Climate in Post-Election Season

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 15, 2016
| (57) Comments

School Climate in Post-Election Season

Last week, hundreds of Davis High School students marched out of class and protested the election of Dona ...

Last week, hundreds of Davis High School students marched out of class and protested the election of Donald Trump to President. While for the most part the students were peaceful, there were scattere ...

November 15, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Board Attempts to Narrow Achievement Gap

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 08, 2016
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Board Attempts to Narrow Achievement Gap

By Nicholas von Wettberg Thursday night’s Davis School Board meeting inside the Community Chambers ran lo ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg Thursday night’s Davis School Board meeting inside the Community Chambers ran longer than usual, hitting the four-hour mark. The extra time, however, was spent thriftily on th ...

November 08, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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