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DJUSD Files Suit Against Juul for Creating the E-Cigarette Epidemic that Disrupts District-wide Education

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 25, 2020
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DJUSD Files Suit Against Juul for Creating the E-Cigarette Epidemic that Disrupts District-wide Education

(From Press Relaese - DJUSD) – Davis Joint Unified School District filed a lawsuit against JUUL Labs, Inc ...

(From Press Relaese - DJUSD) – Davis Joint Unified School District filed a lawsuit against JUUL Labs, Inc. for the company’s role in cultivating and fostering an e-cigarette epidemic that disrupts the ...

January 25, 2020
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Commentary: Davis Teachers Do Deserve Better – That’s Why District Is Seeking More Funding

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 21, 2020
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Commentary: Davis Teachers Do Deserve Better – That’s Why District Is Seeking More Funding

Gregg Cook has been pushing this point for over a year now – opposing the parcel tax, and arguing for alt ...

Gregg Cook has been pushing this point for over a year now – opposing the parcel tax, and arguing for alternatives. Unfortunately it is a flawed analysis, as we shall see. He writes: “There is no que ...

January 21, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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My View: School Finances Are Tricky, Why You Can’t ‘Right Size’ the District

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 18, 2020
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My View: School Finances Are Tricky, Why You Can’t ‘Right Size’ the District

We have had some good discussions in the last week on school finances. To some extent these discussions ...

We have had some good discussions in the last week on school finances. To some extent these discussions have paralleled discussions that Alan Fernandes and Joe DiNunzio had over the previous year as ...

January 18, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Board Receives Update on Ethnic Studies in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 17, 2020
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Board Receives Update on Ethnic Studies in Davis

The DJUSD School Board on Thursday received an update on the status of the Ethnic Studies program. Admin ...

The DJUSD School Board on Thursday received an update on the status of the Ethnic Studies program. Administration recommended that the board appoint in future meetings an Ethnic Studies Task Force wi ...

January 17, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Parcel Tax Aside, We Don’t Invest Enough in K-12 Education

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 05, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Parcel Tax Aside, We Don’t Invest Enough in K-12 Education

Under the best case scenario, students in K-12 education here in Davis are fighting over table scraps. I ...

Under the best case scenario, students in K-12 education here in Davis are fighting over table scraps. If budgets are the monetary embodiment of our values, what does that say about the value of our ...

January 05, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Manslaughter Charges Filed against Employees of Guiding Hands in the 2018 Death of Max Benson

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 13, 2019
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Manslaughter Charges Filed against Employees of Guiding Hands in the 2018 Death of Max Benson

Nearly a year after the death of Max Benson on November 28, 2018, the El Dorado County District Attorney ...

Nearly a year after the death of Max Benson on November 28, 2018, the El Dorado County District Attorney will be filing charges against three individuals in relation to the tragic incident that left t ...

November 13, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Proposed Parcel Tax Language Comes Forward for School Board

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 03, 2019
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Proposed Parcel Tax Language Comes Forward for School Board

After what has been nearly a year of discussion about the parcel tax and an even longer discussion on the ...

After what has been nearly a year of discussion about the parcel tax and an even longer discussion on the concerns about the compensation gap for teachers, the district has come forward with draft lan ...

October 03, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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District Releases Four Draft Maps

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 01, 2019
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District Releases Four Draft Maps

Later this week, the Davis City Council will release their draft maps – most likely on Tuesday. But in t ...

Later this week, the Davis City Council will release their draft maps – most likely on Tuesday. But in the meantime, the school board has released theirs with four areas on it. The district is requir ...

October 01, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Davis, Sacramento Climate Strikes Draw Thousands

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 22, 2019
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Davis, Sacramento Climate Strikes Draw Thousands

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau DAVIS/SACRAMENTO – Skipping class used to be something t ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau DAVIS/SACRAMENTO – Skipping class used to be something that got you in hot water. But this past Friday, to millions of students around the world – incl ...

September 22, 2019
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Letter: Requesting DJUSD Use More Rigorous Energy Efficiency Standards

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 20, 2019
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Letter: Requesting DJUSD Use More Rigorous Energy Efficiency Standards

By Alan Pryor My name is Alan Pryor. I am a 25-year Davis resident and both of my kids attended Davis Hig ...

By Alan Pryor My name is Alan Pryor. I am a 25-year Davis resident and both of my kids attended Davis High School. I am a member of the Davis Natural Resources Commission and the current Chair of the ...

September 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Students Prepare to Join the World Friday for Climate Strike

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 19, 2019
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Davis Students Prepare to Join the World Friday for Climate Strike

All across the world, youths will be walking out of class in support of a Global Climate Strike, meant to ...

All across the world, youths will be walking out of class in support of a Global Climate Strike, meant to bring awareness to the threat of climate change and global warming. “We have to treat climate ...

September 19, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: The Story of District Elections Is Demographic Shift in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 15, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: The Story of District Elections Is Demographic Shift in Davis

In January 1996, a governance committee appointed by the city council recommended, by a 14-5 vote, that t ...

In January 1996, a governance committee appointed by the city council recommended, by a 14-5 vote, that the city go to district elections. Some interesting people served on that committee, including ...

September 15, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Errors in Dunning Column Lead to Wrong Conclusions on City Demographics

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 12, 2019
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Commentary: Errors in Dunning Column Lead to Wrong Conclusions on City Demographics

In a column that appeared in the Sunday, September 1, paper, Bob Dunning writes that he sent a note to Ma ...

In a column that appeared in the Sunday, September 1, paper, Bob Dunning writes that he sent a note to Mayor Pro Tem Gloria Partida “asking what she thinks about our sudden move to district elections. ...

September 12, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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DJUSD Goes through Its Own Process for District Elections

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 05, 2019
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DJUSD Goes through Its Own Process for District Elections

Because the school district proactively decided to address the issue of district elections, it has enable ...

Because the school district proactively decided to address the issue of district elections, it has enabled them to dictate the pace a bit more than the city, which has responded to a letter by Matt Re ...

September 05, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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City of Davis Refunds Outstanding Bonds, Lowering Interest Cost and Generating Substantial Savings

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 23, 2019
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City of Davis Refunds Outstanding Bonds, Lowering Interest Cost and Generating Substantial Savings

From Press Release - The City of Davis announced today that through its former redevelopment agency, it h ...

From Press Release - The City of Davis announced today that through its former redevelopment agency, it has refinanced nearly $23 million in bonds earlier this week at a lower interest rate, providing ...

August 23, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: Is the End Nigh – the End of Great Schools in Davis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 30, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Is the End Nigh – the End of Great Schools in Davis?

In 2007, the DJUSD school board put a parcel tax on the ballot for renewal. It was the same amount they ...

In 2007, the DJUSD school board put a parcel tax on the ballot for renewal. It was the same amount they had been doing for well over a decade – $100. It was my first time covering the schools and li ...

June 30, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: City or Schools – Who Has the Toughest Road Ahead on Funding?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 25, 2019
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Commentary: City or Schools – Who Has the Toughest Road Ahead on Funding?

As I have been talking about for at least the last year, there is a bumpy road ahead for both schools and ...

As I have been talking about for at least the last year, there is a bumpy road ahead for both schools and the city on funding. Longer term, I think it is going to be a real problem to maintain the cu ...

June 25, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Why Wait for the State on Ethnic Studies?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 18, 2019
| (24) Comments

Commentary: Why Wait for the State on Ethnic Studies?

The school board this week has a letter asking for Senator Connie Leyva and Assemblymember Jose Medina to ...

The school board this week has a letter asking for Senator Connie Leyva and Assemblymember Jose Medina to support AB 331, “which will add a course of ethnic studies to be a high school graduation requ ...

June 18, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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School Board Drafts Letter in Support of Statewide Bill Making Ethnic Studies a Graduation Requirement

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 16, 2019
| (2) Comments

School Board Drafts Letter in Support of Statewide Bill Making Ethnic Studies a Graduation Requirement

While community members have pushed for DJUSD to implement its own local ethnic studies program for the i ...

While community members have pushed for DJUSD to implement its own local ethnic studies program for the immediate implementation, the board is slated to take action in support of AB 331, which “which ...

June 16, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Parcel Tax Should Be Pursued, but We Need to Address Other Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 08, 2019
| (46) Comments

My View: Parcel Tax Should Be Pursued, but We Need to Address Other Issues

If you look at the polling numbers released by the school district you arrive at a very simple conclusion ...

If you look at the polling numbers released by the school district you arrive at a very simple conclusion – they are where they were a year ago and, given what we are asking, they are considerably low ...

June 08, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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