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Is It Time? Legislation Looks at a School Re-Opening for April?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 19, 2021
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Is It Time? Legislation Looks at a School Re-Opening for April?

By David M. Greenwald COVID cases are down across the country, vaccines are slowly but surely getting dis ...

By David M. Greenwald COVID cases are down across the country, vaccines are slowly but surely getting distributed, and now the California legislature is looking at a bill—SB 86, the “Safe and Open Sch ...

February 19, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Stop Being Patient When It Comes to Re-Opening Schools

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 16, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Stop Being Patient When It Comes to Re-Opening Schools

By Tristan Leong Editor's note: Tristan Leong is a Davis resident, a parent with kids at DJUSD, and part ...

By Tristan Leong Editor's note: Tristan Leong is a Davis resident, a parent with kids at DJUSD, and part of a loose committee of parents attempting to organize to re-open the schools. A number of pa ...

February 16, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: Why Are Parents in Such a Hurry to Re-Open, Especially Now?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 07, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Why Are Parents in Such a Hurry to Re-Open, Especially Now?

By David M. Greenwald Slow and steady wins the race. That’s how the saying goes, but it could also be ad ...

By David M. Greenwald Slow and steady wins the race. That’s how the saying goes, but it could also be adapted to the fight against COVID. If there is a lesson for the failed policies of the last yea ...

February 07, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: A Cautious Approach to Re-Opening Makes Most Sense

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 24, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: A Cautious Approach to Re-Opening Makes Most Sense

By David M. Greenwald It is one of the most contentious issues, not only in our community but across the ...

By David M. Greenwald It is one of the most contentious issues, not only in our community but across the country—when and under what circumstances to allow children to attend school in person. There ...

January 24, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: Pay Back Measure M Funds with Interest

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 08, 2021
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Letter: Pay Back Measure M Funds with Interest

The following is a letter sent to Superintendent John Bowes and the Trustees in support of the Measure M ...

The following is a letter sent to Superintendent John Bowes and the Trustees in support of the Measure M Oversight Committee's opinion regarding borrowing from the Measure M fund. They urge the distri ...

January 08, 2021
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District Relies on September 30 Memo in Response to Oversight Committee Concerns

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 18, 2020
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District Relies on September 30 Memo in Response to Oversight Committee Concerns

By David M. Greenwald The DJUSD, in response to public concerns expressed by the Measure M Oversight Comm ...

By David M. Greenwald The DJUSD, in response to public concerns expressed by the Measure M Oversight Committee and its chair Donna Neville, is relying on a September 30 memo as their continued positio ...

December 18, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Oversight Body Alleges District Violating Law by Failing to Pay Interest on Loan Repayments to Measure M Fund

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 16, 2020
| (9) Comments

Oversight Body Alleges District Violating Law by Failing to Pay Interest on Loan Repayments to Measure M Fund

By David M. Greenwald On Tuesday evening, the Measure M Citizen’s Oversight Committee unanimously backed ...

By David M. Greenwald On Tuesday evening, the Measure M Citizen’s Oversight Committee unanimously backed a recommendation and letter from Chair Donna Neville, alleging that the school district is in v ...

December 16, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Shouldn’t We Be Risk Averse with Respect to COVID and School Re-Openings?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 14, 2020
| (8) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Shouldn’t We Be Risk Averse with Respect to COVID and School Re-Openings?

By David M. Greenwald Let’s be honest, for parents, distance learning is a huge failure. I’m not pointin ...

By David M. Greenwald Let’s be honest, for parents, distance learning is a huge failure. I’m not pointing the fingers at anyone because we are in a tough spot that no one anticipated a year ago. Last ...

December 14, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: All Teachers Want for Christmas

Posted by corywiegel
|Date: December 04, 2020
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Guest Commentary: All Teachers Want for Christmas

by Cory Wiegel Imagine that you’re a teacher or service provider for some of the neediest and most at-ris ...

by Cory Wiegel Imagine that you’re a teacher or service provider for some of the neediest and most at-risk students in Yolo County. There’s a pandemic going on and no one knows when the needs of your ...

December 04, 2020
| by corywiegel

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Monday Morning Thoughts: We Should Wait to Re-Open Our Schools

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 16, 2020
| (16) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: We Should Wait to Re-Open Our Schools

By David M. Greenwald As a parent I get it—distance learning really isn’t great for nine- and ten-year-ol ...

By David M. Greenwald As a parent I get it—distance learning really isn’t great for nine- and ten-year-old students. They are stir crazy. Staring at a screen is a pain—literally. They miss their fr ...

November 16, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Does DJUSD’s CFD #1 Have an End Date, or Does It Not Have an End Date?

Posted by Matt Williams
|Date: October 20, 2020
| (1) Comment

Guest Commentary: Does DJUSD’s CFD #1 Have an End Date, or Does It Not Have an End Date?

by Matt Williams On Friday and Saturday two articles appeared here in the Vanguard that covered the work- ...

by Matt Williams On Friday and Saturday two articles appeared here in the Vanguard that covered the work-in process due diligence research that I was in the midst of undertaking regarding DJUSD's Comm ...

October 20, 2020
| by Matt Williams

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Student Opinion: UC Davis Opens for Fall Quarter

Posted by Julietta Bisharyan
|Date: October 19, 2020
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Student Opinion: UC Davis Opens for Fall Quarter

By Michelle Moreno Lira This school year will be different for UC Davis students as they settle on campus ...

By Michelle Moreno Lira This school year will be different for UC Davis students as they settle on campus and adjust to remote courses and on-campus guidelines. The university was greeted by a series ...

October 19, 2020
| by Julietta Bisharyan

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My View: District Responds to Williams’ Critique – $1.3 Million Projection Is Sound

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 17, 2020
| (13) Comments

My View: District Responds to Williams’ Critique – $1.3 Million Projection Is Sound

By David M. Greenwald On Friday, Matt Williams accused the school district and city of adding “funny mone ...

By David M. Greenwald On Friday, Matt Williams accused the school district and city of adding “funny money” to the Measure B argument. His core argument is that the ballot argument for Measure B whic ...

October 17, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (13) Comments

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Guest Commentary: Public Comment to DJUSD School Board Last Night — Funny Money in Measure B Argument?

Posted by Matt Williams
|Date: October 16, 2020
| (8) Comments

Guest Commentary: Public Comment to DJUSD School Board Last Night — Funny Money in Measure B Argument?

by Matt Williams The following Public Comment was submitted by e-mail to the DJUSD School Board with copy ...

by Matt Williams The following Public Comment was submitted by e-mail to the DJUSD School Board with copy to DJUSD CFO Amari Watkins. The Public Comment was read into the record by Superintendent Joh ...

October 16, 2020
| by Matt Williams

| (8) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Clean Up on Aisle Vanguard

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 12, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Clean Up on Aisle Vanguard

By David M. Greenwald County May Have the District Boundaries Correct, but What a Mess Following the anno ...

By David M. Greenwald County May Have the District Boundaries Correct, but What a Mess Following the announcement by the Yolo Elections Office on Friday about wrong district boundaries, we got a numbe ...

October 12, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Teachers Association Announces Candidate Endorsements for November Election

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 20, 2020
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Davis Teachers Association Announces Candidate Endorsements for November Election

DAVIS – The Davis Teachers Association (DTA) has announced its endorsements for the November 3, 2020 elec ...

DAVIS – The Davis Teachers Association (DTA) has announced its endorsements for the November 3, 2020 elections, noting the endorsed candidates will “play a critical role in future educational decision ...

September 20, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Darrah Runs Unopposed for Seat on DJUSD Board Area 2

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 12, 2020
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Darrah Runs Unopposed for Seat on DJUSD Board Area 2

Special To the Vanguard Lea Darrah, an advocate for children for more than 20 years, will be representing ...

Special To the Vanguard Lea Darrah, an advocate for children for more than 20 years, will be representing the Davis School Board as Trustee for Area 2. Under recently adopted policy, the Davis Joint U ...

September 12, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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What District Am I In? Handy Map of Both Council and School Board Districts

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 07, 2020
| (6) Comments

What District Am I In? Handy Map of Both Council and School Board Districts

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September 07, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Fernandes Won’t Seek Re-Election Either – Three New Board Members Come December

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 07, 2020
| (16) Comments

Fernandes Won’t Seek Re-Election Either – Three New Board Members Come December

In 2014, three board members who had served nine years each decided not to seek re-election. At the same ...

In 2014, three board members who had served nine years each decided not to seek re-election. At the same time, Nancy Peterson, embroiled in scandal, resigned. That meant by the end of 2014, there we ...

August 07, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (16) Comments

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Darrah Enters the Race for School Board in 2nd District

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 05, 2020
| (4) Comments

Darrah Enters the Race for School Board in 2nd District

Twice Lea Darrah has attempted to go the route of appointment, back in 2018 as well as this year. But now ...

Twice Lea Darrah has attempted to go the route of appointment, back in 2018 as well as this year. But now she will enter as a candidate for what might be an open school board position. Alan Fernandes ...

August 05, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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