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Open Letter to Davis Parents: Come to Support Teachers on October 5

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 13, 2017
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Open Letter to Davis Parents: Come to Support Teachers on October 5

By Davis Teachers Association Parents and supporters of Davis students: We need your voice now in our eff ...

By Davis Teachers Association Parents and supporters of Davis students: We need your voice now in our efforts to provide stability, sustainability and student success of Davis schools. Show your suppo ...

September 13, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: Long Time Coming, Teacher Compensation Issue Finally Comes to a Boil

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 10, 2017
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Sunday Commentary: Long Time Coming, Teacher Compensation Issue Finally Comes to a Boil

On Thursday night, dozens of teachers and others packed the school board meeting to complain about lower ...

On Thursday night, dozens of teachers and others packed the school board meeting to complain about lower levels of salary and compensation for teachers in Davis Joint Unified School District compared ...

September 10, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Lovenburg and Fernandes Sweep Major Endorsements

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 08, 2016
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Analysis: Lovenburg and Fernandes Sweep Major Endorsements

In Sunday’s paper, the Davis Enterprise endorses incumbents Alan Fernandes and Susan Lovenburg. This fol ...

In Sunday’s paper, the Davis Enterprise endorses incumbents Alan Fernandes and Susan Lovenburg. This follows the endorsement of the incumbents by, among others, the Davis Teachers Association and the ...

October 08, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Hotly Contested Three-Person Race For Two Spots on School Board

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 28, 2016
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Analysis: Hotly Contested Three-Person Race For Two Spots on School Board

People keep asking me my assessment of the school board race for Davis Joint Unified. It is tough to pre ...

People keep asking me my assessment of the school board race for Davis Joint Unified. It is tough to predict these things, as we have limited polling and limited insight into voter mindset. We have t ...

September 28, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Teachers Endorse Yes on H, Lovenburg, Fernandes

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 27, 2016
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Teachers Endorse Yes on H, Lovenburg, Fernandes

(From Press Release) - The Davis Teachers Association is pleased to announce the results of our endorseme ...

(From Press Release) - The Davis Teachers Association is pleased to announce the results of our endorsement process for the fall 2016 November election. With over 92 percent of the vote in favor, DTA ...

September 27, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Barbara Archer Becomes First Candidate to File

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 15, 2014
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Barbara Archer Becomes First Candidate to File

The filing period for school board has opened and Barbara Archer has become the first to file for the pre ...

The filing period for school board has opened and Barbara Archer has become the first to file for the presumed to be open school board seat. Barbara Archer, longtime community volunteer and PR profess ...

July 15, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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DTA Endorses Four For Fall

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 25, 2014
| (13) Comments

DTA Endorses Four For Fall

The filing period for school board candidates in the fall has not even opened, but the Davis Teachers Ass ...

The filing period for school board candidates in the fall has not even opened, but the Davis Teachers Association already has their slate of candidates set. Already there were likely to be three open ...

June 25, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Common Core and Education in Davis

Posted by Blair Howard
|Date: June 10, 2014
| (23) Comments

Common Core and Education in Davis

by Blair Howard The contracts that public school educators operate under are often broad and offer many p ...

by Blair Howard The contracts that public school educators operate under are often broad and offer many protections for educators. Yet, for all of the processes that a contract puts into place, the di ...

June 10, 2014
| by Blair Howard

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Teacher Tenure

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 16, 2014
| (32) Comments

Teacher Tenure

by Blair Howard In the past few months, the Vergara v. California suit has been making headlines. This ...

by Blair Howard In the past few months, the Vergara v. California suit has been making headlines. This lawsuit argues that teacher tenure is detrimental to students’ civil rights as teacher tenure i ...

April 16, 2014
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Teachers Have Legitimate Concerns About Compensation, Particularly Health Care

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 09, 2014
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Commentary: Teachers Have Legitimate Concerns About Compensation, Particularly Health Care

Yesterday’s column by the Davis Teachers Association Executive Board raised some interesting issues. A f ...

Yesterday’s column by the Davis Teachers Association Executive Board raised some interesting issues. A few people expressed concerns that the piece was overly negative. The district finally has a li ...

April 09, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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A Stop-Loss, Not a Raise

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 08, 2014
| (31) Comments

A Stop-Loss, Not a Raise

by the DTA Executive Board Recently the Davis Teachers Association voted to ratify a tentative agreement ...

by the DTA Executive Board Recently the Davis Teachers Association voted to ratify a tentative agreement with the Davis Joint Unified School District. This agreement brings about a 2% increase to our ...

April 08, 2014
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Teachers Too Want to Be Absent of Fear

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 16, 2014
| (7) Comments

Teachers Too Want to Be Absent of Fear

by Blair Howard, Frank Thomsen, Cathy Haskell, Gail Mitchell, Tim Paulson, Ruthie Bowers and Connie Alexi ...

by Blair Howard, Frank Thomsen, Cathy Haskell, Gail Mitchell, Tim Paulson, Ruthie Bowers and Connie Alexich The Davis Teachers Association finds Nancy Peterson’s resignation statement quite interestin ...

March 16, 2014
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Our Contract is the Students’ Learning Conditions

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 11, 2014
| (74) Comments

Our Contract is the Students’ Learning Conditions

by Blair Howard Beyond academics and sports programs, there are many important issues facing our school d ...

by Blair Howard Beyond academics and sports programs, there are many important issues facing our school district; among them, implementing the national Common Core standards, academic program manageme ...

March 11, 2014
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View II: Now Is Not Time For a Teacher Pay Raise

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 08, 2014
| (181) Comments

My View II: Now Is Not Time For a Teacher Pay Raise

2007 to 2012 entailed six long and hard years for the school district. During that time, the voters of D ...

2007 to 2012 entailed six long and hard years for the school district. During that time, the voters of Davis stepped up in 2007, 2008, 2011 and twice in 2012 to either renew or pass new parcel taxes. ...

February 08, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: The Impact of Recent Happenings on a Transgender Adult Living in Davis

Statement by Moms for Liberty on the Bomb Threats

Guest Commentary: As a New Term Begins, Where Does the Supreme Court Stand on Criminal Justice?

Civil Rights Orgs Ask Louisiana Governor, Pardon Board to Reduce Death Sentences, End ‘Systemic Racism’ in State’s Use of Death Penalty

LA TIMES: Los Angeles Police Chief Moore, Other Bail Reform Critics Wrong – Bail Should Not Be Form of Punishment.

COURT WATCH: Jury Trial Date Confirmed for Gonzalez Murder Case in Yolo County

Commentary: Moms for Liberty, What Have You Gained Through All of This?

Senator Wiener, Housing Advocates, Labor Leaders Highlight Expansion of Landmark Housing Law

Breed’s Drug Testing Press Conference – Dangerous Headline Chasing That Will Increase Crime

VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: In the Dark

Open Letter to Davis Parents: Come to Support Teachers on October 5

Open Letter to Davis Parents: Come to Support Teachers on October 5

Sunday Commentary: Long Time Coming, Teacher Compensation Issue Finally Comes to a Boil

Sunday Commentary: Long Time Coming, Teacher Compensation Issue Finally Comes to a Boil

Analysis: Lovenburg and Fernandes Sweep Major Endorsements

Analysis: Lovenburg and Fernandes Sweep Major Endorsements

Analysis: Hotly Contested Three-Person Race For Two Spots on School Board

Analysis: Hotly Contested Three-Person Race For Two Spots on School Board

Teachers Endorse Yes on H, Lovenburg, Fernandes

Teachers Endorse Yes on H, Lovenburg, Fernandes

Barbara Archer Becomes First Candidate to File

Barbara Archer Becomes First Candidate to File

DTA Endorses Four For Fall

DTA Endorses Four For Fall

Common Core and Education in Davis

Common Core and Education in Davis

Teacher Tenure

Teacher Tenure

Commentary: Teachers Have Legitimate Concerns About Compensation, Particularly Health Care

Commentary: Teachers Have Legitimate Concerns About Compensation, Particularly Health Care

A Stop-Loss, Not a Raise

A Stop-Loss, Not a Raise

Teachers Too Want to Be Absent of Fear

Teachers Too Want to Be Absent of Fear

Our Contract is the Students’ Learning Conditions

Our Contract is the Students’ Learning Conditions

My View II: Now Is Not Time For a Teacher Pay Raise

My View II: Now Is Not Time For a Teacher Pay Raise

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