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My View: Dunning Attacks District Elections but Ignores Montgomery and Achievement Gap in Doing So

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 29, 2019
| (34) Comments

My View: Dunning Attacks District Elections but Ignores Montgomery and Achievement Gap in Doing So

Columnist Bob Dunning continues to lament the school board decision to transition to district elections – ...

Columnist Bob Dunning continues to lament the school board decision to transition to district elections – and while there are certainly aspects of it that deserve questioning, at this point it’s a don ...

June 29, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: District Elections Coming, Like Them or Not – Here’s Why That Could Be a Good Thing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 20, 2019
| (18) Comments

Commentary: District Elections Coming, Like Them or Not – Here’s Why That Could Be a Good Thing

A certain columnist believes that if Davis citizens had been given a chance to vote on district elections ...

A certain columnist believes that if Davis citizens had been given a chance to vote on district elections for school board they would have rejected it with 80 percent of the vote. While I tend to agr ...

June 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: DJUSD Moves to District Elections for Board Trustees

Posted by Grace Bassett
|Date: May 25, 2019
| (5) Comments

Guest Commentary: DJUSD Moves to District Elections for Board Trustees

by Grace Bassett The board's decision to adopt district elections and move away from at-large elections o ...

by Grace Bassett The board's decision to adopt district elections and move away from at-large elections of future board members feels rushed, preemptive, and primarily motivated by 1) fear of losing p ...

May 25, 2019
| by Grace Bassett

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Monday Morning Thoughts: School District Being Forced to Go to District Elections

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 20, 2019
| (18) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: School District Being Forced to Go to District Elections

On Thursday, the board listened to a presentation from attorney David Soldani, who argued that the distri ...

On Thursday, the board listened to a presentation from attorney David Soldani, who argued that the district had little choice but to approve a resolution moving the district to a system whereby each m ...

May 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Would District Elections Help?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 03, 2015
| (14) Comments

Commentary: Would District Elections Help?

One idea generally thrown around as a potential reform measure is going to district elections. My view ha ...

One idea generally thrown around as a potential reform measure is going to district elections. My view has generally been that, while there are some potential benefits of going to district elections – ...

September 03, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Addressing Housing, Jobs and Traffic is the Next Challenge For the City

Judge Denies AFSCME Lawsuit Challenging West Village

14 New Startups Emerge From UC Davis Innovations

“Pee Guy” Murder Trial Commences

Commentary: Do We Need an Additional Traffic Study on Mace?

Commentary: Trump’s Rally Evokes Images None of Us Want

DUI Trial Goes to the Jury

A Restitution Hearing in Tercero Fraud Case

Commentary: We Need Economic Development While Addressing Income Inequality Regionally

Guest Commentary: New Mace Blvd Traffic Study Needed Before Making any More Changes

My View: Dunning Attacks District Elections but Ignores Montgomery and Achievement Gap in Doing So

My View: Dunning Attacks District Elections but Ignores Montgomery and Achievement Gap in Doing So

Commentary: District Elections Coming, Like Them or Not – Here’s Why That Could Be a Good Thing

Commentary: District Elections Coming, Like Them or Not – Here’s Why That Could Be a Good Thing

Guest Commentary: DJUSD Moves to District Elections for Board Trustees

Guest Commentary: DJUSD Moves to District Elections for Board Trustees

Monday Morning Thoughts: School District Being Forced to Go to District Elections

Monday Morning Thoughts: School District Being Forced to Go to District Elections

Commentary: Would District Elections Help?

Commentary: Would District Elections Help?

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