Monday Morning Thoughts: District Is Moving on from TRO – Need to Address Pandemic Impacts
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In case you missed it last week, the…
My View: Dunning Attacks District Elections but Ignores Montgomery and Achievement Gap in Doing So
Columnist Bob Dunning continues to lament the school board decision to transition to district elections – and…
Sunday Commentary: Understanding Davis’ Racial and Ethnic Breakdown and What We Can Do
Earlier last week on the Vanguard we had a prolonged discussion of the racial and ethnic breakdown…
Commentary: Getting to the Root of Davis’ Longstanding Problem with Race
This past year I read the book, The Color of Law, by Richard Rothstein. He writes about…
My View: We Have Failed Montgomery, Montgomery Has Not Failed Us
Late on Thursday evening, the DJUSD School Board moved forward with proposed changes that would phase out…
School Board Sees Disproportionality in Montgomery Program
“This is about race, this is about opting out of a school, and this is about segregation.”…
MLK Speaker Calls Davis a City Full of Contradictions, Critiques Race Relations
Speaker: The city’s outward affluence masks a surprising poverty This year’s keynote speaker at the Davis MLK…
Justice Watch: Race in the Criminal Justice System
Mass incarceration contributes significantly to the racial achievement gap A report last week from the Economic Policy…
Commentary: Now That the Parcel Tax Has Passed…
Lost in the tumult surrounding the presidential election is the fact that, once again, the voters overwhelmingly…
Board Attempts to Narrow Achievement Gap
By Nicholas von Wettberg Thursday night’s Davis School Board meeting inside the Community Chambers ran longer than…
School Board Weekly Question 7: The Achievement Gap
Every week until the election, we will have a question for the DJUSD School Board Candidates. We…
Board to Monitor Achievement Gap Progress
By Nicholas von Wettberg It should be an eventful next few weeks for the Davis school board,…
District Presents Achievement Gap Update to Board
By Nicholas von Wettberg At the Davis School Board meeting on Thursday night, Davis Joint Unified School…
Analysis: Lovenburg and Fernandes Sweep Major Endorsements
In Sunday’s paper, the Davis Enterprise endorses incumbents Alan Fernandes and Susan Lovenburg. This follows the endorsement…
Closing Achievement Gap Remains Board Priority
By Nicholas von Wettberg At the recent Vanguard School Board Candidates Forum, one of the questions…
Groups Urge Governor Signature on Educational Reform Bill
(From Press Release) More than 300 groups across California delivered a letter to Governor Brown today, urging…
Board to Hear Presentation on Preschool Programs
By Nicholas von Wettberg Picking up where they left off in June, the Davis School Board will…
Has DJUSD Found Its Superintendent?
While the board has not finalized a hire, it appears that the school board has found a…
Board Takes Further Look into Closing Achievement Gap
By Nicholas von Wettberg At its regular meeting on Thursday, the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD)…
Board Hears Report on Achievement Gap at Junior High Level
By Nicholas von Wettberg When addressing ways of closing the student achievement gap, there is the…
