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State Superintendent Elect Speaks Before DJUSD Board

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 22, 2018
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State Superintendent Elect Speaks Before DJUSD Board

Tony Thurmond won a narrow, hard fought victory in November and will be sworn in shortly as the new State ...

Tony Thurmond won a narrow, hard fought victory in November and will be sworn in shortly as the new State Superintendent of Public Instruction. On Thursday, he came to Davis to swear in Tom Adams, wh ...

December 22, 2018
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Report Finds Statewide Crisis of Basic Needs Insecurity in California Higher Ed

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 28, 2018
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Report Finds Statewide Crisis of Basic Needs Insecurity in California Higher Ed

The Speaker’s Office of Research and Floor Analysis has recently put out an overview of basic needs insec ...

The Speaker’s Office of Research and Floor Analysis has recently put out an overview of basic needs insecurity issues in California’s public higher education system. “Food and housing insecurity is a ...

July 28, 2018
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Assembly Bill Would Make English Learners Eligible for Child Care Assistance

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|Date: February 06, 2017
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Assembly Bill Would Make English Learners Eligible for Child Care Assistance

Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry Introduces Bill to Make English Learners Eligible for Child Care Assi ...

Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry Introduces Bill to Make English Learners Eligible for Child Care Assistance (From Press Release) – Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D – Winters) introduced AB 2 ...

February 06, 2017
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Aguiar-Curry Discusses Minimum Wage and Farm Worker Overtime in Second Part of Interview

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|Date: January 05, 2017
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Aguiar-Curry Discusses Minimum Wage and Farm Worker Overtime in Second Part of Interview

Newly elected Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry sat down with Leanna Sweha of the Davis Vanguard for an ...

Newly elected Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry sat down with Leanna Sweha of the Davis Vanguard for an interview on a variety of topics. The former Mayor of Winters discussed a variety of issues o ...

January 05, 2017
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Public Schools Remain Safe Havens for California’s Students

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|Date: December 22, 2016
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Public Schools Remain Safe Havens for California’s Students

By Tom Torlakson In this time of uncertainty, anxiety, and fear I strongly encourage you to join me in de ...

By Tom Torlakson In this time of uncertainty, anxiety, and fear I strongly encourage you to join me in declaring our public schools “safe havens” for students and their parents and to remind families ...

December 22, 2016
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Groups Urge Governor Signature on Educational Reform Bill

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|Date: September 08, 2016
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Groups Urge Governor Signature on Educational Reform Bill

(From Press Release) More than 300 groups across California delivered a letter to Governor Brown today, u ...

(From Press Release) More than 300 groups across California delivered a letter to Governor Brown today, urging him to sign AB 2548 (Weber) that calls for an effective statewide school accountability s ...

September 08, 2016
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Analysis: EdVoice with an IE for Dodd; Educational Reform Group Has Ties to Vergara Suit and Walmart

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 03, 2016
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Analysis: EdVoice with an IE for Dodd; Educational Reform Group Has Ties to Vergara Suit and Walmart

Had it been any other entity, the emergence of mailings on behalf of Bill Dodd on the environment and his ...

Had it been any other entity, the emergence of mailings on behalf of Bill Dodd on the environment and his overall record may not have even budged the needle. But the fact that this is EdVoice is a di ...

May 03, 2016
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Assemblymember Dodd Lays Out Legislative Priorities

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|Date: March 26, 2016
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Assemblymember Dodd Lays Out Legislative Priorities

By Vanguard Editorial Board On Thursday March 17, the Editorial Board for the Davis Vanguard met with Ass ...

By Vanguard Editorial Board On Thursday March 17, the Editorial Board for the Davis Vanguard met with Assemblyman Bill Dodd. The meeting sought to delve deeper into Dodd’s platform and allow him the c ...

March 26, 2016
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Making the Local Control Funding Formula Work

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|Date: August 28, 2015
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Making the Local Control Funding Formula Work

By David Sapp While students, parents, faculty and school staff gear up for the excitement of a new schoo ...

By David Sapp While students, parents, faculty and school staff gear up for the excitement of a new school year, a critically important process is unfolding largely out of public view. California scho ...

August 28, 2015
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Bipartisan Plan Would Help Restore Control to School Board

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|Date: August 21, 2015
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Bipartisan Plan Would Help Restore Control to School Board

This week a bipartisan coalition of legislators held a press conference to announce SB 799, sponsored by ...

This week a bipartisan coalition of legislators held a press conference to announce SB 799, sponsored by Senator Jerry Hill, which introduced legislation that will fix the school budget reserve cap. S ...

August 21, 2015
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Wolk Receives Endorsement from Torlakson

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|Date: August 18, 2015
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Wolk Receives Endorsement from Torlakson

On Monday, Davis Mayor Dan Wolk announced in a press release that he has received the endorsement of Stat ...

On Monday, Davis Mayor Dan Wolk announced in a press release that he has received the endorsement of State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson in his race for the 4th Assembly District. ...

August 18, 2015
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Yamada Figures to Be A Formidable Candidate For Senate

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 22, 2015
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Yamada Figures to Be A Formidable Candidate For Senate

In 2008, then-Yolo County Supervisor Mariko Yamada faced long odds in the battle for the open Assembly Se ...

In 2008, then-Yolo County Supervisor Mariko Yamada faced long odds in the battle for the open Assembly Seat against West Sacramento Mayor Christopher Cabaldon. No one gave her much of a chance, and ye ...

July 22, 2015
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Debate Over Teachers’ Raises and Use of Local Control Funding

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 21, 2015
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Debate Over Teachers’ Raises and Use of Local Control Funding

A June 10, 2015, letter by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson has triggered a debat ...

A June 10, 2015, letter by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson has triggered a debate over how Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), adopted in June 2013, can be used. As the Supe ...

June 21, 2015
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Can School Choice Really Impact the School to Prison Pipeline?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 28, 2015
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Can School Choice Really Impact the School to Prison Pipeline?

Earlier this week, Gloria Romero, a former majority leader in the California Senate and director of the C ...

Earlier this week, Gloria Romero, a former majority leader in the California Senate and director of the California Center for Parent Empowerment, and RiShawn Biddle, editor of Dropout Nation, describe ...

January 28, 2015
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Sunday Commentary: State Schools Race Wake Up Call For Democrats

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 02, 2014
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Sunday Commentary: State Schools Race Wake Up Call For Democrats

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson paid a late visit to Davis on Thursday to rally ...

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson paid a late visit to Davis on Thursday to rally the troops. Earlier in the day he had received the bad news that his race is tied against chall ...

November 02, 2014
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Torlakson Tied in the Polls, Comes to Davis to Inspire the Troops, Warns of Threat to Public Education

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 31, 2014
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Torlakson Tied in the Polls, Comes to Davis to Inspire the Troops, Warns of Threat to Public Education

If Tom Torlakson was jolted by the news earlier in the day that he was in a dead heat with challenger Mar ...

If Tom Torlakson was jolted by the news earlier in the day that he was in a dead heat with challenger Marshall Tuck for the State Superintendent of Public Instruction position that he has held since 2 ...

October 31, 2014
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Vote for Students or the Teachers Union this November

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|Date: October 25, 2014
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Vote for Students or the Teachers Union this November

By Jeff Boone One of the most important California political races this November is the election of the S ...

By Jeff Boone One of the most important California political races this November is the election of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. In one corner is the California Teachers Union (CTA ...

October 25, 2014
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Vergara Decision on Tenure Appealed

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 31, 2014
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Vergara Decision on Tenure Appealed

Arguing that “changes of this magnitude, as a matter of law and policy, require appellate review” and tha ...

Arguing that “changes of this magnitude, as a matter of law and policy, require appellate review” and that trial judge Rolf M. Treu had “declined to provide a detailed statement of the factual and leg ...

August 31, 2014
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Governor Signs Bill Streamlining Teacher Dismissal Process

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 27, 2014
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Governor Signs Bill Streamlining Teacher Dismissal Process

Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed legislation that will streamline the teacher dismissal process. AB ...

Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed legislation that will streamline the teacher dismissal process. AB 215, by Assembly Member Joan Buchanan and principal co-authors Senators Lou Correa and Alex Pa ...

June 27, 2014
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Tenure Elimination Not Key to Public School Improvement

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 24, 2014
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Tenure Elimination Not Key to Public School Improvement

by Erwin Chemerinsky and Catherine Fisk Eliminating job security for teachers is not going to attract bet ...

by Erwin Chemerinsky and Catherine Fisk Eliminating job security for teachers is not going to attract better teachers or do much to improve the quality of public education. If you’ve shopped at a reta ...

June 24, 2014
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