Remarks by DTA President on Teacher Compensation
By Dianna Huculak Behind me are 80 black balloons, which represent the teachers that have resigned or…
Open Letter to Davis Parents: Come to Support Teachers on October 5
By Davis Teachers Association Parents and supporters of Davis students: We need your voice now in our…
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…
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…
Analysis: Hotly Contested Three-Person Race For Two Spots on School Board
People keep asking me my assessment of the school board race for Davis Joint Unified. It is…
Teachers Endorse Yes on H, Lovenburg, Fernandes
(From Press Release) – The Davis Teachers Association is pleased to announce the results of our endorsement…
Barbara Archer Becomes First Candidate to File
The filing period for school board has opened and Barbara Archer has become the first to file…
DTA Endorses Four For Fall
The filing period for school board candidates in the fall has not even opened, but the Davis…
Common Core and Education in Davis
by Blair Howard The contracts that public school educators operate under are often broad and offer many…
Teacher Tenure
by Blair Howard In the past few months, the Vergara v. California suit has been making headlines. …
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 few people expressed…
A Stop-Loss, Not a Raise
by the DTA Executive Board Recently the Davis Teachers Association voted to ratify a tentative agreement with…
Teachers Too Want to Be Absent of Fear
by Blair Howard, Frank Thomsen, Cathy Haskell, Gail Mitchell, Tim Paulson, Ruthie Bowers and Connie Alexich The…
Our Contract is the Students’ Learning Conditions
by Blair Howard Beyond academics and sports programs, there are many important issues facing our school district;…
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…
