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School District Clarifies LGBTQIA+ Policies

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 23, 2023
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School District Clarifies LGBTQIA+ Policies

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Recent discussions have arisen over DJUSD guidelines r ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Recent discussions have arisen over DJUSD guidelines regarding gender and sexuality. In response, the district recently put out an “LGBTQIA+ Support ...

May 23, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: The Community Must Act Now to Preserve Our Schools and Ultimately What Makes Davis Great

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 12, 2023
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Sunday Commentary: The Community Must Act Now to Preserve Our Schools and Ultimately What Makes Davis Great

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – For years now the Vanguard has been warning about the ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – For years now the Vanguard has been warning about the impending problem of declining enrollment and the impact it will have on the school district an ...

March 12, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Council Receives Declining Enrollment Presentation, Vows to Work with District

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 08, 2023
| (22) Comments

Council Receives Declining Enrollment Presentation, Vows to Work with District

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – DJUSD Superintendent Matt Best delivered a message tha ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – DJUSD Superintendent Matt Best delivered a message that many have been warning about for the past decade—the cost of housing in Davis has led to a de ...

March 08, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Superintendent to Present to Council Update on DJUSD Demographics and Student Population Forecast

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 04, 2023
| (1) Comment

Superintendent to Present to Council Update on DJUSD Demographics and Student Population Forecast

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On Tuesday, DJUSD Superintendent Matt Best will presen ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On Tuesday, DJUSD Superintendent Matt Best will present the latest school district projection forecasts. This figures to be a first step in an ongoi ...

March 04, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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DJUSD Compelled to Change Policies Following Death of Max Benson Four Years Ago

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 13, 2022
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DJUSD Compelled to Change Policies Following Death of Max Benson Four Years Ago

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It has been nearly four years since the tragic death of 13-year-ol ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It has been nearly four years since the tragic death of 13-year-old Davis resident Max Benson, a student who died after being restrained by staff at Guiding Hand ...

December 13, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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DJUSD Shares Current Mental Health Resources with Social Services Commission

Posted by Jordan
|Date: April 21, 2022
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DJUSD Shares Current Mental Health Resources with Social Services Commission

By Neshmia Alam DAVIS, CA — On Monday, the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUS ...

By Neshmia Alam DAVIS, CA — On Monday, the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) was given the opportunity to present the current state of its mental health support systems ...

April 21, 2022
| by Jordan

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Commentary: Playing with Fire on Omicron

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 08, 2022
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Commentary: Playing with Fire on Omicron

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – At the start of this calendar year, Omicron was starti ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – At the start of this calendar year, Omicron was starting to really blaze, our schools seemed not to have an effective plan to deal with the surge, so ...

February 08, 2022
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Davis High Students Upset at Block Schedule

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 18, 2022
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Davis High Students Upset at Block Schedule

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A student organization, Students for a Two-Block Sched ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A student organization, Students for a Two-Block Schedule, last week released a petition calling for DJUSD school board to reconsider their decision ...

January 18, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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UC Davis to Start Winter in Remote Learning for a Week; DJUSD No Plans to Change at This Point

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 22, 2021
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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 seemed to su ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – An article in the San Diego Union Tribune seemed to suggest that the University of California would be starting the winter in remote learning due to ...

December 22, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Declining Enrollment is Something of a Concern to This Community

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 13, 2021
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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 in ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - For years we have justified growth control policies in an effort to keep Davis the small and vibrant community that many remember from the 80s and 90 ...

September 13, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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DJUSD Announces Full Return to Campuses in the Fall

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: May 22, 2021
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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) discuss ...

By Renee Applegate DAVIS – The City of Davis and the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) discussed students returning to campus. The district announced its plans for a full regular in-person ...

May 22, 2021
| by Linh Nguyen

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Commentary: A Growing Disconnect Again on COVID As Regulations Lift Perhaps Too Fast

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 30, 2021
| (4) Comments

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 ...

By David M. Greenwald It was interesting juxtaposing the language that emerged Sunday night at the school board meeting. Local officials were talking about how they were hopeful that we would locally ...

March 30, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Vanguard Webinar: Yolo County Ethnic Studies Public Forum (Video)

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 12, 2021
| (1) Comment

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 discussio ...

On March 5, the Vanguard had a discussion panel on Yolo County Ethnic Studies Public Forum. The discussion covered: – What Ethnic Studies (ES) is and is not, from historical and academic perspectives; ...

March 12, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Canary in the Coal Mine – Declining Enrollment

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 08, 2021
| (21) Comments

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 the community gr ...

by David M. Greenwald For several years I have been warning that without a change to how the community grows going forward, we are facing a loss of quality of life and it will be harder to maintain ou ...

March 08, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: School Reopening Polling Data is Tricky, As Proponents Bank on the Issue to Drive Recall of Newsom

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 28, 2021
| (16) Comments

Sunday Commentary: School Reopening Polling Data is Tricky, As Proponents Bank on the Issue to Drive Recall of Newsom

By David M. Greenwald Everyone wants to get students back at school, but the key is it has to be safe. P ...

By David M. Greenwald Everyone wants to get students back at school, but the key is it has to be safe. Proponents of restarting now will point to methods that have been used—the CDC and other guideli ...

February 28, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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DJUSD Moving Closer to In-Person Student Learning

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 20, 2021
| (3) Comments

DJUSD Moving Closer to In-Person Student Learning

By David M. Greenwald Amid efforts by parents to push for the resumption of in-person instruction and ann ...

By David M. Greenwald Amid efforts by parents to push for the resumption of in-person instruction and announcements made nationally, DJUSD has developed their own model for returning to campus via a h ...

February 20, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 19, 2021
| (11) Comments

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
| (20) Comments

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
| (16) Comments

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
| (35) Comments

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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