Victor Lagunes, Davis Teacher, Announces Campaign for Davis City Council In District 2
Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA – Victor Lagunes is entering the November 2024 race for Davis…
A Message of Inclusion and Belonging
By Victor Lagunes Editor’s note: The following comments were delivered by teacher and DTA President Victor Lagunes…
Davis CAN – DTA President Victor Lagunes Discusses Schools and Impact of Housing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Davis CAN (Community Action Network) program on…
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…
Parcel Tax Team Sits Down to Talk as Campaign Roars into Action Down the Quick Stretch – Part I
Here we are, exactly a week into the New Year and yet, in less than two months,…
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…
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…
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…
Teachers Agree to Tentative Contract Settlement
It was just last week when about 200 teachers packed into community chambers demanding a contract settlement…
Analysis: Teachers Seek Equal Solution to Unequal Pay Gap
The teacher compensation gap is real and many teachers, particularly the younger and least experienced teachers, are…
My View: Teacher Lack of Support for Parcel Tax Perplexing
The numbers seem pretty clear, the teachers have been working hard for the last several months to…
Let’s Settle Now
By Dianna Huculak (Editor’s Note: Dianna Huculak, the DTA President read the following statement last night at…
My View: Let’s Not Pretend Like Teacher Health Benefits Are Not Subpar
A Dunning column from earlier this week noted with sympathy teachers’ efforts to lobby the district with…
Hundreds of Teachers Take to Streets to Demand Better Pay, Benefits
Teachers took to the streets on Wednesday evening at three locations in Davis – Mace and Chiles,…
DTA President Speaks Out as Teachers Continue to Press Case to Close Wage Gap
At the last school board meeting before the break, during her presentation to the school board, Davis…
Sunday Commentary: The Problem with Teacher Compensation is Severe, the Options Are Limited
The stories of the struggles of teachers are heartbreaking for anyone who listens. A bright young teacher…
School Board Gets an Earful from DTA President on Teacher Compensation
The issue of teacher compensation was not on the agenda last night for the school board meeting,…
Teacher Talks about Addressing the Teacher Compensation Gap
It has been nearly two weeks since teachers poured into the school board meeting, asking the school…
