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Pickett Reflects on Her Short Tenure on the Board

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 25, 2020
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Pickett Reflects on Her Short Tenure on the Board

Tonight Cindy Pickett gets to do something most officeholders do not get to do—preside over the meeting i ...

Tonight Cindy Pickett gets to do something most officeholders do not get to do—preside over the meeting in which her replacement is filled. June 30 is her last day, and, while she is not voting on he ...

June 25, 2020
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Davis School Board to Fill Vacancy Left by Cindy Pickett – 15 People Apply

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 24, 2020
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Davis School Board to Fill Vacancy Left by Cindy Pickett – 15 People Apply

Davis - Cindy Pickett has announced she will vacate her seat effective next Tuesday, June 30. On Thursda ...

Davis - Cindy Pickett has announced she will vacate her seat effective next Tuesday, June 30. On Thursday of this week, the school board will be acting to fill out her term, which expires at the end ...

June 24, 2020
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Poppenga Discusses Decision Not to Run for Re-Election

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 22, 2020
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Poppenga Discusses Decision Not to Run for Re-Election

Davis - Bob Poppenga, a one-term school board member elected in 2016, announced last week that he would n ...

Davis - Bob Poppenga, a one-term school board member elected in 2016, announced last week that he would not be seeking a new term. He becomes the second board member to announce they are leaving—last ...

June 22, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Too Soon? As the COVID Numbers Climb Again, We Face a Tough Call This Fall

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 14, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Too Soon? As the COVID Numbers Climb Again, We Face a Tough Call This Fall

Yolo County – The numbers are creeping up here in Yolo County, although 252 cases may not seem like a ton ...

Yolo County – The numbers are creeping up here in Yolo County, although 252 cases may not seem like a ton. But consider that for a several week period we were getting two new cases a day or less, and ...

June 14, 2020
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What Has the COVID-19 Crisis Unveiled about Healthcare Access and Affordability in Yolo County?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 07, 2020
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What Has the COVID-19 Crisis Unveiled about Healthcare Access and Affordability in Yolo County?

On Wednesday June 24th at 6:30PM The League of Women Voters Davis Area (LWVDA) is hosting a virtual Healt ...

On Wednesday June 24th at 6:30PM The League of Women Voters Davis Area (LWVDA) is hosting a virtual Healthcare Forum, “What has the COVID crisis unveiled about healthcare access and affordability in Y ...

June 07, 2020
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Board of Education and Superintendent Statement on Racial Injustice

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|Date: June 05, 2020
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Board of Education and Superintendent Statement on Racial Injustice

The following message was posted earlier this week... This spring has been difficult for our entire commu ...

The following message was posted earlier this week... This spring has been difficult for our entire community, as our daily life has changed so dramatically from what we could have imagined just a few ...

June 05, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Oakland – ‘WE WON!’ Students & Multiracial Coalition Defend Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Draft

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|Date: May 29, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Oakland – ‘WE WON!’ Students & Multiracial Coalition Defend Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Draft

by Sam Gonzalez Many students and educators of color stayed up late Wednesday night until 2 a.m. to spe ...

by Sam Gonzalez Many students and educators of color stayed up late Wednesday night until 2 a.m. to speak up for Ethnic Studies - specifically Arab American, Central American and Pacific Islander St ...

May 29, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Local Education Then and Now

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 25, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Local Education Then and Now

With the resignation of Cindy Pickett announced effective July 1, when the board meeting again, next week ...

With the resignation of Cindy Pickett announced effective July 1, when the board meeting again, next week, the board is expected to outline a process for appointing a successor to the board. The succ ...

May 25, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Jewish-Americans Support Model Ethnic Studies Curriculum

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|Date: May 22, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Jewish-Americans Support Model Ethnic Studies Curriculum

Jewish Voice for Peace-Bay Area responds to accusations of antisemitism in the curriculum. Jewish Voice f ...

Jewish Voice for Peace-Bay Area responds to accusations of antisemitism in the curriculum. Jewish Voice for Peace – Bay Area Chapter (JVP-BA) supports the proposed model Ethnic Studies curriculum for ...

May 22, 2020
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Guest Commentary: DJUSD and Measure R/J

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 19, 2020
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Guest Commentary: DJUSD and Measure R/J

By Mario Salvagno In order to maintain existing schools and operations, DJUSD imports 650 of their studen ...

By Mario Salvagno In order to maintain existing schools and operations, DJUSD imports 650 of their students from surrounding towns. The number continues to increase and may grow by an additional 1,000 ...

May 19, 2020
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Pickett to Step Down from School Board at the End of June

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 15, 2020
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Pickett to Step Down from School Board at the End of June

Cindy Pickett was elected only about 18 months ago, but on Thursday on Facebook and Twitter she announced ...

Cindy Pickett was elected only about 18 months ago, but on Thursday on Facebook and Twitter she announced she had accepted a position as DePaul University’s Associate Provost for Diversity, Equity and ...

May 15, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Mizrahi Jews Speak in Support of the California Ethnic Studies Curriculum

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|Date: May 15, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Mizrahi Jews Speak in Support of the California Ethnic Studies Curriculum

By Michal David and Shahar Zaken JIMENA’s response to the California Ethnic Studies model curriculum brin ...

By Michal David and Shahar Zaken JIMENA’s response to the California Ethnic Studies model curriculum brings up much-needed criticism of the essentialism and orientalism that plagues the discourse on t ...

May 15, 2020
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The Conscious Teacher

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 27, 2020
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The Conscious Teacher

Editor's note: Deborah Nichols Poulos was a long-time teacher in Davis. She also served a term as City C ...

Editor's note: Deborah Nichols Poulos was a long-time teacher in Davis. She also served a term as City Councilmember. In 2006, she was diagnosed with ALS. She has come out with a book entitled, "Th ...

April 27, 2020
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My View: Why We Got Measure G So Wrong…

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 11, 2020
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My View: Why We Got Measure G So Wrong…

The funny thing is that going into the election I figured Measure G, the parcel tax, would pass narrowly— ...

The funny thing is that going into the election I figured Measure G, the parcel tax, would pass narrowly—in the 67 to 68 percent range. It did. How it got there was stunning, however. I have been doin ...

April 11, 2020
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Measure G Completes Its Stunning Victory, Provenza Headed to a Run-Off

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 09, 2020
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Measure G Completes Its Stunning Victory, Provenza Headed to a Run-Off

Many believed from the start that Measure G, the parcel tax measure for Davis Joint Unified that will fun ...

Many believed from the start that Measure G, the parcel tax measure for Davis Joint Unified that will fund teacher compensation increases, could win a narrow victory—as defined under current state law ...

April 09, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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COVID-19 Updates: County Extends Shelter in Place, Launches Dashboard, State Cancels School Year

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 02, 2020
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COVID-19 Updates: County Extends Shelter in Place, Launches Dashboard, State Cancels School Year

Schools Now Shift to Distance Learning On Tuesday, DJUSD announced that DJUSD schools would remain closed ...

Schools Now Shift to Distance Learning On Tuesday, DJUSD announced that DJUSD schools would remain closed through May 1. However, even that date seemed optimistic—and indeed, on Wednesday, State Supe ...

April 02, 2020
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Board Member Fernandes Reacts to Surprising Change in Measure G’s Results

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 30, 2020
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Board Member Fernandes Reacts to Surprising Change in Measure G’s Results

With an Inflator Built into the Measure, Teacher Compensation Should Track with Other Districts With perh ...

With an Inflator Built into the Measure, Teacher Compensation Should Track with Other Districts With perhaps between 1000 and 1500 ballots left to go, Measure G is now at 67.3 percent of the vote and, ...

March 30, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Measure G Is a Reminder That We Need to Count All of the Votes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 29, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Measure G Is a Reminder That We Need to Count All of the Votes

Publicly many were putting on a brave face—we need to count all of the votes. Privately, however, most c ...

Publicly many were putting on a brave face—we need to count all of the votes. Privately, however, most conceded what we believed—Measure G, the parcel tax that would add $3 million for teacher compen ...

March 29, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Measure G on Verge of Stunning Victory

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 28, 2020
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Analysis: Measure G on Verge of Stunning Victory

From the start until now Measure G has never been in the position of exceeding the two-thirds threshold. ...

From the start until now Measure G has never been in the position of exceeding the two-thirds threshold. And yet, with one more round of vote counts to go, it now appears poised to pass, as the lates ...

March 28, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Measure G Gets Close; Voluntary Is Impractical

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 16, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Measure G Gets Close; Voluntary Is Impractical

As it turns out in the last 4000 or so ballots counted, Measure G did get a surge, going to 69.2 percent, ...

As it turns out in the last 4000 or so ballots counted, Measure G did get a surge, going to 69.2 percent, but that still left the ballot measure at 66.3 percent or about 155 votes shy of the two-third ...

March 16, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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