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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Board to Monitor Achievement Gap Progress

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 01, 2016
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Board to Monitor Achievement Gap Progress

By Nicholas von Wettberg It should be an eventful next few weeks for the Davis school board, which meets ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg It should be an eventful next few weeks for the Davis school board, which meets on Thursday at the Community Chambers. One of the action/discussion items on the meeting agenda ...

November 01, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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District Presents Achievement Gap Update to Board

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 10, 2016
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District Presents Achievement Gap Update to Board

By Nicholas von Wettberg At the Davis School Board meeting on Thursday night, Davis Joint Unified School ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg At the Davis School Board meeting on Thursday night, Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Superintendent Dr. John Bowes said that, heading into the current school year, ...

October 10, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Closing Achievement Gap Remains Board Priority

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 03, 2016
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Closing Achievement Gap Remains Board Priority

By Nicholas von Wettberg At the recent Vanguard School Board Candidates Forum, one of the questions ask ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg At the recent Vanguard School Board Candidates Forum, one of the questions asked was about the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) and how it can provide opportuniti ...

October 03, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Mounting Costs of OCR Investigation, Silence by the Board

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 05, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Mounting Costs of OCR Investigation, Silence by the Board

Two years ago, one of the key moments of the Nancy Peterson saga was the revelation that the district spe ...

Two years ago, one of the key moments of the Nancy Peterson saga was the revelation that the district spent $22,000 investigating her complaint against volleyball coach Julie Crawford. The amount of ...

September 05, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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