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Multi-State Coalition of Attorneys General, Including CA’s Rob Bonta, File Brief Criticizing Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law

Posted by Leslie Acevedo
|Date: December 27, 2022
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Multi-State Coalition of Attorneys General, Including CA’s Rob Bonta, File Brief Criticizing Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law

By Leslie Acevedo OAKLAND, CA - Just two days before Christmas, California Attorney General Rob Bonta jo ...

By Leslie Acevedo OAKLAND, CA - Just two days before Christmas, California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a coalition of 18 state attorneys general in an amicus brief “Equality Florida v. Florida ...

December 27, 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
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UC-AFT Members Rally Together, Warning the UC Administration of A Possible Strike

Posted by Diana Ochoa
|Date: October 06, 2021
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UC-AFT Members Rally Together, Warning the UC Administration of A Possible Strike

By Diana Ochoa BERKELEY, CA— On Wednesday, September 29, the University Council American Federat ...

By Diana Ochoa BERKELEY, CA— On Wednesday, September 29, the University Council American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT) Union, representing 6,800 educators across the UC system, held a rally ...

October 06, 2021
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The Conscious Teacher

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 27, 2020
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The Conscious Teacher

Editor's note: Deborah Nichols Poulos was a long-time teacher in Davis. She also served a term as City C ...

Editor's note: Deborah Nichols Poulos was a long-time teacher in Davis. She also served a term as City Councilmember. In 2006, she was diagnosed with ALS. She has come out with a book entitled, "Th ...

April 27, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: How Did DJUSD Get into This Problem?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 11, 2017
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Monday Morning Thoughts: How Did DJUSD Get into This Problem?

One thing that has always troubled me with regard to the school district – it has never been the “right t ...

One thing that has always troubled me with regard to the school district – it has never been the “right time” to ask tough questions. The attitude has always seemed to be that we need the parcel tax, ...

September 11, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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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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School Board Weekly Question 1: Challenges Facing the School District (Updated with Granda Answer)

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 24, 2016
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School Board Weekly Question 1: Challenges Facing the School District (Updated with Granda Answer)

Every week until the election, we will have a question for the DJUSD School Board Candidates. We have a ...

Every week until the election, we will have a question for the DJUSD School Board Candidates. We have a word limit of roughly 350. Please also see the Vanguard Candidate's forum from Sunday, Septembe ...

September 24, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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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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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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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
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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
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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
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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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Analysis: Teachers Agree to Pay Increase, But Big Issues Still Remain

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 17, 2014
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Analysis: Teachers Agree to Pay Increase, But Big Issues Still Remain

Firefighters Starting Salary Higher Than Teachers Ending Salary - Late last week, Assistant Superintenden ...

Firefighters Starting Salary Higher Than Teachers Ending Salary - Late last week, Assistant Superintendent Matt Best and Davis Teachers Association lead negotiator Frank Thomsen issued a statement in ...

February 17, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Real Concerns About Teacher Benefits Driving Push for Pay Increase

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 10, 2014
| (177) Comments

Commentary: Real Concerns About Teacher Benefits Driving Push for Pay Increase

While I still believe that the school district – which has passed five parcel taxes since 2007 – is in be ...

While I still believe that the school district – which has passed five parcel taxes since 2007 – is in better fiscal condition than the city overall, and that it is the city’s turn to attempt to turn ...

February 10, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 08, 2014
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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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