Commentary: Playing with Fire on Omicron
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – At the start of this calendar year, Omicron…
Guest Commentary: My Answers to DJUSD’s Community Survey about Filling the Superintendent Position
By Richard McCann The Davis Joint Unified School District is searching for a new superintendent, and in…
Davis High Students Upset at Block Schedule
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A student organization, Students for a Two-Block Schedule,…
UC Davis to Start Winter in Remote Learning for a Week; DJUSD No Plans to Change at This Point
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – An article in the San Diego Union Tribune…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Declining Enrollment is Something of a Concern to This Community
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – For years we have justified growth control policies…
DJUSD Announces Departure of Dr. John Bowes and Appointment of Interim Superintendent Matt Best
Special To the Vanguard Davis, A – Gone is Superintendent John Bowes. In is Interim Superintendent Matt…
Commentary: Revolving Door of Superintendents Just One Sign of Trouble
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Former Superintendent David Murphy had to go. He couldn’t answer…
Bowes Leaving As Superintendent After Five Years
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – The revolving door of Superintendents at DJUSD continues. John Bowes…
District Continues Practice of Making Interest-Free Loans from Building Fund
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Last December, the Measure M Citizen’s Oversight Committee unanimously backed…
Monday Morning Thoughts: School District About to Head Back into the Red
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – It should be good news, despite fears of the need…
Letter: Members of Jewish Community Stand in Solidarity with Ethnic Studies Proposal
The following is a letter to the School Board and District Administration of the Davis Joint Unified School…
DJUSD Announces Full Return to Campuses in the Fall
By Renee Applegate DAVIS – The City of Davis and the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD)…
Guest Commentary: Please Help Our Unduplicated Children in DJUSD
By Lupita T Editor’s note: The letter is from February 4 and was public comment to the…
Commentary: School Board’s Truncating Public Comment Looks Even Worse Now
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – On Tuesday night the Davis City Council listened to about…
Commentary: A Growing Disconnect Again on COVID As Regulations Lift Perhaps Too Fast
By David M. Greenwald It was interesting juxtaposing the language that emerged Sunday night at the school…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Sudden Change, Truncated Public Process for DJUSD – School Board Cuts Off Public Comment After 20 Minutes
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Two weeks prior to students at DJUSD going back to…
Open Letter: Anti-Racist Scholars Support Ethnic Studies at State and Local Levels
Greetings Davis Joint Unified School District Leadership: We write as University of California, Davis, anti-racist scholars who…
My View: Recalls Galore, but Will Any of Them Remove People from Office?
By David Greenwald This week a local group announced they were recalling four of the five school…
Vanguard Webinar: Yolo County Ethnic Studies Public Forum (Video)
On March 5, the Vanguard had a discussion panel on Yolo County Ethnic Studies Public Forum. The…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Canary in the Coal Mine – Declining Enrollment
by David M. Greenwald For several years I have been warning that without a change to how…