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Superintendent Denounces Bomb Threats

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|Date: September 26, 2023
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Superintendent Denounces Bomb Threats

(Editor's note: Superintendent Matt Best sent the following to families, staff and students on Monday fol ...

(Editor's note: Superintendent Matt Best sent the following to families, staff and students on Monday following yet another bomb threat). Dear Families, Staff and Students: At approximately 8:00 a.m. ...

September 26, 2023
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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
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Council Receives Declining Enrollment Presentation, Vows to Work with District

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 08, 2023
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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
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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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New School Board Members Seated in DJUSD

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 20, 2022
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New School Board Members Seated in DJUSD

Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA - The Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Education, a ...

Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA - The Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Education, along with staff and community members, celebrated outgoing Board Trustees and welcomed new Trus ...

December 20, 2022
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Commentary: Our Great Davis Schools Are in Trouble

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 30, 2022
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Commentary: Our Great Davis Schools Are in Trouble

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – For a number of years I have been warning this communi ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – For a number of years I have been warning this community that the great Davis school system risks coming crashing down on our heads as we look the ot ...

November 30, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Council and School District Look at Ways to Work Together to Stabilize Enrollment, Address Housing for Young Families

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 19, 2022
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Council and School District Look at Ways to Work Together to Stabilize Enrollment, Address Housing for Young Families

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – At a recent two-by-two between the city and school dis ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – At a recent two-by-two between the city and school district, Superintendent Matt Best presented the latest school district data on projections for de ...

October 19, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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DJUSD Condemns Hate Incident at Homecoming Parade

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 27, 2022
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DJUSD Condemns Hate Incident at Homecoming Parade

Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA – In a statement to the community, DJUSD Superintendent Matt Best conde ...

Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA – In a statement to the community, DJUSD Superintendent Matt Best condemned an incident that occurred on Friday where “an adult in the community shouted the words “wh ...

September 27, 2022
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Best Set to Become Next DJUSD Superintendent

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 12, 2022
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Best Set to Become Next DJUSD Superintendent

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It won’t be official until April 21, but the decision ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It won’t be official until April 21, but the decision has been made and, after an eight-month job search for the replacement to John Bowes, the board ...

April 12, 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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DJUSD Announces Departure of Dr. John Bowes and Appointment of Interim Superintendent Matt Best

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 07, 2021
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DJUSD Announces Departure of Dr. John Bowes and Appointment of Interim Superintendent Matt Best

Special To the Vanguard Davis, A – Gone is Superintendent John Bowes. In is Interim Superintendent Matt ...

Special To the Vanguard Davis, A – Gone is Superintendent John Bowes. In is Interim Superintendent Matt Best. DJUSD announced Friday, the departure of Superintendent Dr. John Bowes and the Board of E ...

August 07, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Revolving Door of Superintendents Just One Sign of Trouble

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 30, 2021
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Commentary: Revolving Door of Superintendents Just One Sign of Trouble

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Former Superintendent David Murphy had to go. He couldn’t answer basic ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Former Superintendent David Murphy had to go. He couldn’t answer basic questions to the school board about what happened to an amount of money that the board was led ...

June 30, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Excluding Out-of-District Transfers Won’t Save You from the Parcel Tax Increase

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 06, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Excluding Out-of-District Transfers Won’t Save You from the Parcel Tax Increase

All weekend I kept getting messages from people not wanting to pay for a parcel tax increase, arguing tha ...

All weekend I kept getting messages from people not wanting to pay for a parcel tax increase, arguing that we need to “right size” the school district or eliminate out-of-district transfers. I get th ...

May 06, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Board Discusses Alternatives to Parcel Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 04, 2019
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Board Discusses Alternatives to Parcel Tax

On Thursday, the Davis Joint Unified School Board had an informational item ahead of a potential June vot ...

On Thursday, the Davis Joint Unified School Board had an informational item ahead of a potential June vote to place a parcel tax on a 2020 ballot. Associate Superintendent Matt Best calculated that t ...

May 04, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Board Approves Polling, Moves Forward in Parcel Tax Consideration Process

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 06, 2019
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Board Approves Polling, Moves Forward in Parcel Tax Consideration Process

On Thursday night, the Davis School Board approved the next step in their consideration process – polling ...

On Thursday night, the Davis School Board approved the next step in their consideration process – polling to determine levels of public support for a potential parcel tax that would fund teacher compe ...

April 06, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Is School District Making Progress with More Diverse Hiring of Teachers?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 11, 2015
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Is School District Making Progress with More Diverse Hiring of Teachers?

DJUSD Believes It has Made Slight Progress on Hiring Teachers of Color, Incorporating Values of Diversity ...

DJUSD Believes It has Made Slight Progress on Hiring Teachers of Color, Incorporating Values of Diversity into District Hiring Process Data recently obtained by the Vanguard from the Davis Joint Unifi ...

February 11, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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