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Working Together to Close the Achievement Gap

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 28, 2014
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Working Together to Close the Achievement Gap

by Madhavi Sunder Over the last handful of months, I have sought to educate myself about the challenges t ...

by Madhavi Sunder Over the last handful of months, I have sought to educate myself about the challenges that our students and educators face by touring each of the 20 schools in our district—from the ...

September 28, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Expanded Thoughts on Narrowing the Achievement Gap

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 27, 2014
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Expanded Thoughts on Narrowing the Achievement Gap

by Bob Poppenga The educational “achievement gap” refers to differences in academic performance between g ...

by Bob Poppenga The educational “achievement gap” refers to differences in academic performance between groups of students. It is most often used to refer to differences in academic performance (e.g., ...

September 27, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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School Board Candidates on the Achievement Gap

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 26, 2014
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School Board Candidates on the Achievement Gap

At the school board candidates' forum last week, candidates were given an insufficient amount of time to ...

At the school board candidates' forum last week, candidates were given an insufficient amount of time to respond to our question on the achievement gap, so we have asked it as the first of five weekly ...

September 26, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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How DJUSD Can Create Community Partnerships

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 24, 2014
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How DJUSD Can Create Community Partnerships

by Bob Poppenga As a veterinarian, I have watched my profession move toward a health concept called “One ...

by Bob Poppenga As a veterinarian, I have watched my profession move toward a health concept called “One Health”. The idea behind “One Health” is that it is impossible to separate human health, animal ...

September 24, 2014
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Granda Speaks on Taxes and School Services

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 23, 2014
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Granda Speaks on Taxes and School Services

The Vanguard is doing a series of follow-up questions from the candidates' forum. Earlier we did a follo ...

The Vanguard is doing a series of follow-up questions from the candidates' forum. Earlier we did a follow-up on the Nancy Peterson issue and yesterday on community partnerships. With respect to Jose ...

September 23, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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What Was on the Minds of the Audience Members at the School Board Forum?

Posted by Matt Williams
|Date: September 23, 2014
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What Was on the Minds of the Audience Members at the School Board Forum?

At last Wednesday's School Board Candidates' Forum, the audience of approximately 100 people was very act ...

At last Wednesday's School Board Candidates' Forum, the audience of approximately 100 people was very active in their submission of 41 questions for the Audience Questions segment of the forum, which ...

September 23, 2014
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A Closer Look at Public-Private Partnerships with the Schools

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 22, 2014
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A Closer Look at Public-Private Partnerships with the Schools

During Wednesday’s school board candidates' forum, the issue of things like partnerships in the community ...

During Wednesday’s school board candidates' forum, the issue of things like partnerships in the community – particularly between the university and the business community – emerged as a topic that we ...

September 22, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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DJUSD Forum Addresses Transparency, LGBT Issues and DHS Starting Time

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 21, 2014
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DJUSD Forum Addresses Transparency, LGBT Issues and DHS Starting Time

We are rolling out more of the responses from Wednesday’s forum. We apologize for the delay, but the site ...

We are rolling out more of the responses from Wednesday’s forum. We apologize for the delay, but the site transfer along with the length of the candidate’s forum has made this a much slower process th ...

September 21, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Should the School District Allow the Parcel Taxes to Expire?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 20, 2014
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Should the School District Allow the Parcel Taxes to Expire?

On Wednesday, the school board candidates were asked to weigh in on the parcel tax and whether it should ...

On Wednesday, the school board candidates were asked to weigh in on the parcel tax and whether it should be allowed to expire or whether they would support renewal. Specifically they were asked: “Give ...

September 20, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: A Game Changer For the School Board

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 19, 2014
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Analysis: A Game Changer For the School Board

For years, it seemed, the school board was about one thing – holding off the economic collapse just long ...

For years, it seemed, the school board was about one thing – holding off the economic collapse just long enough, through community charity and fundraising drives from the Davis Schools Foundation, alo ...

September 19, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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School Board Candidates Meet at Vanguard-DMA Forum (Video Now Posted)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 19, 2014
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School Board Candidates Meet at Vanguard-DMA Forum (Video Now Posted)

Last night over 100 people attended the first DJUSD School Board Candidates forum at the Davis Community ...

Last night over 100 people attended the first DJUSD School Board Candidates forum at the Davis Community Church in an event co-hosted by the Davis Vanguard and Davis Media Access. The candidates answe ...

September 19, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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New School Board Events

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 19, 2014
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New School Board Events

Delaine Eastin Cohosts Fall Kickoff for Sunder Former State Superintendent for Public Instruction Delaine ...

Delaine Eastin Cohosts Fall Kickoff for Sunder Former State Superintendent for Public Instruction Delaine Eastin spoke powerfully in favor of Madhavi Sunder’s campaign for Davis School Board at an eve ...

September 19, 2014
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Davis Vanguard & DMA to Co-host School Board Candidate Forum September 17

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 17, 2014
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Davis Vanguard & DMA to Co-host School Board Candidate Forum September 17

The Davis Vanguard and Davis Media Access (DMA) will co-host a candidate’s forum for the Davis Joint Unif ...

The Davis Vanguard and Davis Media Access (DMA) will co-host a candidate’s forum for the Davis Joint Unified School Board election. The forum will take place at the Davis Community Church Fellowship H ...

September 17, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Community News: People’s Climate Action Day, School Board Events

Posted by Sailor boy
|Date: September 16, 2014
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Community News: People’s Climate Action Day, School Board Events

Sunder For School Board Hosts “Back To School Kickoff” Celebration! Join Madhavi Sunder and her team of e ...

Sunder For School Board Hosts “Back To School Kickoff” Celebration! Join Madhavi Sunder and her team of energized campaign volunteers for its “Back to School Kickoff” celebration hosted by the Zaragoz ...

September 16, 2014
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School Board Campaign Updates

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 12, 2014
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School Board Campaign Updates

Archer Campaign Events Are Hosted By Eastin And Albertson; Neighborhood Walks Start Sunday Barbara Archer ...

Archer Campaign Events Are Hosted By Eastin And Albertson; Neighborhood Walks Start Sunday Barbara Archer for School Board 2014 announced this week that Delaine Eastin, the former California Superinte ...

September 12, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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CSEA Endorses Adams, Archer, Fernandes For DJUSD

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 10, 2014
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CSEA Endorses Adams, Archer, Fernandes For DJUSD

The California School Employees Association Davis Chapter #572 announced Tuesday that the organization ha ...

The California School Employees Association Davis Chapter #572 announced Tuesday that the organization has endorsed Tom Adams and Barbara Archer for the four-year seats on the Davis Joint Unified Boar ...

September 10, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Battle for Third For the School Board?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 09, 2014
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Analysis: Battle for Third For the School Board?

We are a week away from the Vanguard’s DJUSD School Board Candidates Forum, which will be a week from tom ...

We are a week away from the Vanguard’s DJUSD School Board Candidates Forum, which will be a week from tomorrow (Wednesday, September 17) at 6:30 at the Fellowship Hall at Davis Community Church, and w ...

September 09, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Community and Campaign Events: Poppenga Fundraiser; Sunder Walk

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 05, 2014
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Community and Campaign Events: Poppenga Fundraiser; Sunder Walk

Bob Poppenga for Davis School Board Campaign Fundraiser and Celebration When: Friday, September 5th, 6 to ...

Bob Poppenga for Davis School Board Campaign Fundraiser and Celebration When: Friday, September 5th, 6 to 8 PM Where: John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 1st Street, Davis Bob Poppenga and family welcome our ...

September 05, 2014
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Davis Vanguard & DMA to Co-host School Board Candidate Forum September 17

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 04, 2014
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Davis Vanguard & DMA to Co-host School Board Candidate Forum September 17

The Davis Vanguard and Davis Media Access (DMA) will co-host a candidate’s forum for the Davis Joint Unif ...

The Davis Vanguard and Davis Media Access (DMA) will co-host a candidate’s forum for the Davis Joint Unified School Board election. The forum will take place at the Davis Community Church Fellowship H ...

September 04, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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A Teacher’s Reflections

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 03, 2014
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A Teacher’s Reflections

by Madhavi Sunder After the excitement of starting school last week, I thought I would take a break from ...

by Madhavi Sunder After the excitement of starting school last week, I thought I would take a break from the usual column format to do something different. This summer I interviewed Mary Allegoren, wh ...

September 03, 2014
| by Vanguard Administrator

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