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Vanguard School Board Question #2: Common Core

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 03, 2014
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Vanguard School Board Question #2: Common Core

In the second of five weekly questions, the Vanguard asked: What do you know of Common Core? How is Comm ...

In the second of five weekly questions, the Vanguard asked: What do you know of Common Core? How is Common Core being implemented in Davis? What do you think should be done to further implement Comm ...

October 03, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Special Commentary: Unaddressed Problems For Children of Color in DJUSD

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 29, 2014
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Special Commentary: Unaddressed Problems For Children of Color in DJUSD

In the last week, the Vanguard asked the school board candidates to respond to a question on whether they ...

In the last week, the Vanguard asked the school board candidates to respond to a question on whether they believe there is an achievement gap and what concrete steps there are to address the achieveme ...

September 29, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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A Closer Look at Public-Private Partnerships with the Schools

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 22, 2014
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A Closer Look at Public-Private Partnerships with the Schools

During Wednesday’s school board candidates' forum, the issue of things like partnerships in the community ...

During Wednesday’s school board candidates' forum, the issue of things like partnerships in the community – particularly between the university and the business community – emerged as a topic that we ...

September 22, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Let’s Grow Digital Literacy in our Davis Schools Now

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 19, 2014
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Let’s Grow Digital Literacy in our Davis Schools Now

By Jessica Chabot We see a wide open door to the future for our children in the Davis Joint Unified Schoo ...

By Jessica Chabot We see a wide open door to the future for our children in the Davis Joint Unified School system, but we parents and educators need to walk right through that gate, bringing our child ...

August 19, 2014
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Today’s Classroom for Tomorrow’s Citizens

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 05, 2014
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Today’s Classroom for Tomorrow’s Citizens

by Madhavi Sunder How should we prepare our children for the future? In this column, I want to focus on o ...

by Madhavi Sunder How should we prepare our children for the future? In this column, I want to focus on one particular way: enhancing their ability to understand and design technology. Most kids in el ...

August 05, 2014
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Common Core and Education in Davis

Posted by Blair Howard
|Date: June 10, 2014
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Common Core and Education in Davis

by Blair Howard The contracts that public school educators operate under are often broad and offer many p ...

by Blair Howard The contracts that public school educators operate under are often broad and offer many protections for educators. Yet, for all of the processes that a contract puts into place, the di ...

June 10, 2014
| by Blair Howard

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District Recommends Denying Montessori Charter Petition

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 29, 2014
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District Recommends Denying Montessori Charter Petition

On March 6, 2014, Jonathan Feagle submitted a petition and supporting documentation to the Davis Joint Un ...

On March 6, 2014, Jonathan Feagle submitted a petition and supporting documentation to the Davis Joint Unified School District in order to grant a charter that would establish the Montessori Charter S ...

April 29, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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DJUSD Rolls Out Strategic Plan

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 26, 2014
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DJUSD Rolls Out Strategic Plan

(Editor's note: the following is a press release from the school district) Plan is foundation for reducin ...

(Editor's note: the following is a press release from the school district) Plan is foundation for reducing class sizes and restructuring District staffing - The Davis Joint Unified School District 201 ...

April 26, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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UC Davis to Host Annual Robotics Teams

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 12, 2014
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UC Davis to Host Annual Robotics Teams

By Richard McCann UC Davis will host fifty-three high school robotics teams from around the state as they ...

By Richard McCann UC Davis will host fifty-three high school robotics teams from around the state as they compete in alliances of three robots to pass a yoga ball, toss and catch over a six-foot truss ...

March 12, 2014
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My View: This is Why We Have Tenure

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 15, 2014
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My View: This is Why We Have Tenure

Imagine the scenario, which actually isn’t that far-fetched in Davis, the daughter of a school board memb ...

Imagine the scenario, which actually isn’t that far-fetched in Davis, the daughter of a school board member is looking to get into Harvard for college, but one day gets too drunk partying before a key ...

February 15, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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My View II: Now Is Not Time For a Teacher Pay Raise

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 08, 2014
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My View II: Now Is Not Time For a Teacher Pay Raise

2007 to 2012 entailed six long and hard years for the school district. During that time, the voters of D ...

2007 to 2012 entailed six long and hard years for the school district. During that time, the voters of Davis stepped up in 2007, 2008, 2011 and twice in 2012 to either renew or pass new parcel taxes. ...

February 08, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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The Montessori Charter School of Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 29, 2014
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The Montessori Charter School of Davis

by Jonathan Feagle A local group of Montessori educators and parents in Davis will soon present a charter ...

by Jonathan Feagle A local group of Montessori educators and parents in Davis will soon present a charter petition to the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) to operate the Montessori Charter ...

January 29, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Documents Produced by the District’s Strategic Planning Committee

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|Date: October 02, 2013
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Documents Produced by the District’s Strategic Planning Committee

by Cecilia Escamilla-Greenwald The Davis school district's 26-member Strategic Planning Committee partici ...

by Cecilia Escamilla-Greenwald The Davis school district's 26-member Strategic Planning Committee participated in three intense days of discussion and adopted DRAFT DOCUMENTS that will be considered b ...

October 02, 2013
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My *Week* on the District’s Strategic Planning Committee

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|Date: September 30, 2013
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My *Week* on the District’s Strategic Planning Committee

By Cecilia Escamilla-Greenwald When I read that the Davis school board was assembling a team of community ...

By Cecilia Escamilla-Greenwald When I read that the Davis school board was assembling a team of community members - including teachers, staff, administrators, parents, and students - to chart the cour ...

September 30, 2013
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School District Sends Letter to Parents, Concerned About Impact of Press Accounts of Murder Proceedings

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 18, 2013
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School District Sends Letter to Parents, Concerned About Impact of Press Accounts of Murder Proceedings

On Tuesday afternoon, the Davis Joint Unified School District sent the following letter to parents via em ...

On Tuesday afternoon, the Davis Joint Unified School District sent the following letter to parents via email: "This weekend the Davis Enterprise published a detailed and potentially traumatizing recou ...

September 18, 2013
| by David Greenwald

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Vanguard Commentary: Nancy Peterson Owes Community an Explanation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 22, 2013
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Vanguard Commentary: Nancy Peterson Owes Community an Explanation

For several years now the Davis School District has gotten largely a free ride. The focus was on school ...

For several years now the Davis School District has gotten largely a free ride. The focus was on school funding, cut backs from the state, and preserving programs that have made the school district o ...

July 22, 2013
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: A District in Turmoil

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 20, 2013
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Commentary: A District in Turmoil

As an open government advocate, I have always been troubled by personnel confidentiality laws which are o ...

As an open government advocate, I have always been troubled by personnel confidentiality laws which are ostensibly put in place to protect employees from undue intrusions into private matters, but as ...

July 20, 2013
| by David Greenwald

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District’s Letter on Murder Triggers Criticism, Concern

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 28, 2013
| (33) Comments

District’s Letter on Murder Triggers Criticism, Concern

A couple of letters from the school district, regarding the recent arrest of a 16-year-old Davis resident ...

A couple of letters from the school district, regarding the recent arrest of a 16-year-old Davis resident charged with the murders of prominent Davis residents Oliver Northrup and Claudia Maupin, trig ...

June 28, 2013
| by David Greenwald

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An Innovative Approach to Closing the Achievement Gap

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 21, 2013
| (77) Comments

An Innovative Approach to Closing the Achievement Gap

A month or so ago, the Vanguard suggested that the school district look into bold and innovative ways to ...

A month or so ago, the Vanguard suggested that the school district look into bold and innovative ways to move forward as it embarks on a strategic plan. The question, of course, is what that bold and ...

May 21, 2013
| by David Greenwald

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UCD Law Professor Argues GATE Lottery Based on Dubious Legal Advice

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 19, 2013
| (18) Comments

UCD Law Professor Argues GATE Lottery Based on Dubious Legal Advice

Current district plans include the extension of a GATE Master Plan with the inclusion of a lottery to sel ...

Current district plans include the extension of a GATE Master Plan with the inclusion of a lottery to select among GATE-identified students, until a new plan can be developed. The name will change to ...

May 19, 2013
| by David Greenwald

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