DJUSD Selected for California Education Workforce Housing Learning Cohort
Davis, CA – DJUSD Superintendent Matt Best announced Thursday that DJUSD has been selected to be part…
Commentary: Our Great Davis Schools Are in Trouble
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – For a number of years I have been…
Guest Commentary: DTA Continues to Advocate for What Is Best for Our Students
By Victor Lagunes On Thursday over 200 certificated and classified staff—members of DTA and CSEA respectively—gathered in…
Sunday Commentary: Teachers Again Facing the Pinch, This Community Has to Grapple with the Larger Issues – and Soon
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A few years ago I urged our leaders…
Sunday Commentary: Why Are Parents in Such a Hurry to Re-Open, Especially Now?
By David M. Greenwald Slow and steady wins the race. That’s how the saying goes, but it…
School Board to Continue Discussion of Parcel Tax for Teacher Compensation
This evening the Davis School Board will look further into whether to put a parcel tax, that…
Board Acknowledging Errors, Pulls Back on Name Change, Will Find Another Way to Honor Dr. Dolcini
On Thursday night, the meeting going late into the evening, but the board got out in front…
Board to Decide on Renaming Issue at North Davis
After a week of pushback, the school board tonight after installing newly elected board members Cindy Pickett…
Sunday Commentary: District Begins Discussion of Possible Parcel Tax to Close Teacher Compensation Gap
On Thursday, the school board took the first step in what figures to be a long two-year…
Sunday Commentary: It Will Take More Than Parcel Tax Exemptions
Governor Jerry Brown last week signed a bill sponsored by Senator Bill Dodd that will allow DJUSD…
My View: We Operate in Silos but Live in One Community
For months (at the very least) I have been talking about the fact that we live in…
Commentary: No Parcel Tax for November, So Let’s Re-Think This
Alan Fernandes always knew it would be an uphill battle to get a parcel tax on the…
Monday Morning Thoughts: School Board Should Put Regular Parcel Tax on the Ballot
We need to recognize as a community that we are facing the most serious threat to our…
Commentary: Why is the Board Giving the Upper Administration Another Pay Increase?
Last week, three board members (Alan Fernandes abstained and Bob Poppenga was not there) voted to give…
DTA President Pushes Back on Administrative Pay Increases
By Dianna Huculak At the end of the school year, educators in our district received an email…
In Full Reverse by Superintendent, McHale Now Recommended for DHS Principal
Two weeks ago DJUSD was set to hire outside candidate Lee Fleming from San Diego County as…
Sunday Commentary: District in Hot Water over DHS Principal Hire
Two weeks ago, the DJUSD School Board delayed approving the decision on the hiring of a new…
Teacher Support for Interim DHS Principal Forces District to Postpone New Hire
Thursday’s DJUSD Board meeting got off to a late start as more than 70 Davis High School…
Board Set to Approve Agreement with DTA on a New Contract
Back in March, the Davis Teachers Association and DJUSD agreed to a contract settlement signed by Deputy…
Let’s Settle Now
By Dianna Huculak (Editor’s Note: Dianna Huculak, the DTA President read the following statement last night at…
