Fernandes Won’t Seek Re-Election Either – Three New Board Members Come December
In 2014, three board members who had served nine years each decided not to seek re-election. At…
Darrah Enters the Race for School Board in 2nd District
Twice Lea Darrah has attempted to go the route of appointment, back in 2018 as well as…
LETTER: Original Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Draft Supported by Trans Queer Racial Educational Justice Coalition
The widespread support for the original Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Draft continues to grow, with support from…
Commentary: The School Board Misread the Moment
When the school board evaluated their selection to replace Cindy Pickett early this month they made the…
Asmundson, Running for the Open Seat, Talks about Her Candidacy
Vigdis Asmundson already has a household name in Davis, thanks to her parents Vigfus and Ruth, both…
Letter: Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Draft Supported by Large Armenian American Organization
The widespread support for the original Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Draft continues, as support from leading educators…
Petition Drive Certified, Appointment of Klineberg Nullified
On Thursday, Superintendent John Bowes during his comments noted that an appointment process was used to appoint…
Monday Morning Thoughts: School District Did What They Had To, This Should Not Be on Teachers, It’s On Us
When the school district made their decision last week to not re-open physical schools I was relieved. …
DJUSD Will Open with 100 Percent Distance Learning on August 26
As it turned out the school board was not going to have much choice—but nevertheless during a…
Commentary: Something Pretty Extraordinary Happened This Week
It seems that everything comes together—in two weeks it will make the 14th anniversary of my founding…
They Needed 658 Signatures, They Got Over 1700 – It Appears Special Election Will Qualify
Barring something truly extraordinary, it appears that the school board decision to appoint Joy Klineberg to fill…
Monday Morning Thoughts: No In-Person School for This Family
Last Monday, nine of our interns in the SF Court Watch program and I went down to…
Letter: We Are Seeking 800 Signatures to Place Vacated DJUSD Seat on the November Ballot
By Robb Davis On Thursday July, 2, the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Trustees…
Citizen Group in Davis Launches Petition to Overturn DJUSD Board Appointment
Last week on a 3-1 vote with Bob Poppenga in dissent, the DJUSD School Board appointed Joy…
Anatomy of the School Board Selection of Joy Klineberg
The school board managed to get from 15 candidates to 1 in just three votes. In round…
Letter: People of Color Repressed by a Decision-Making Body
By Tracy Tomasky Discussions following the school board’s decision to fill Dr. Pickett’s seat exposed many deep…
With Apologies to Alan Fernandes
Over the last few days, I have written on numerous occasions that the school board is all-white…
Voters Could Put School Board Appointment to a Vote
If voters are angry about the appointment process, they have the option of petitioning it and put…
Commentary: The School Board Has Made a Huge Mistake
In a lot of ways this is going to be an unfair indictment of the majority on…
School Board Narrows the Selection Down to Six to Replace Cindy Pickett
The school board did not lack for quality replacements for Cindy Pickett on Thursday. They were able…