ACLU of Northern California Called Prop 36 ‘Misguided’ – Passed Anyway
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The ACLU of Northern California said this week it opposed “Proposition 36 because…
California Attorney General Reveals Investigation against School District Policy Forcing Schools to ‘Out’ Students Whose Gender Identities May Be Changing
By The Vanguard OAKLAND, CA – A civil rights investigation into “potential legal violations” by the Chino…
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…
Multi-State Coalition of Attorneys General, Including CA’s Rob Bonta, File Brief Criticizing Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law
By Leslie Acevedo OAKLAND, CA – Just two days before Christmas, California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined…
Commentary: Our Great Davis Schools Are in Trouble
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – For a number of years I have been…
UC-AFT Members Rally Together, Warning the UC Administration of A Possible Strike
By Diana Ochoa BERKELEY, CA— On Wednesday, September 29, the University Council American Federation of Teachers…
The Conscious Teacher
Editor’s note: Deborah Nichols Poulos was a long-time teacher in Davis. She also served a term as…
Monday Morning Thoughts: How Did DJUSD Get into This Problem?
One thing that has always troubled me with regard to the school district – it has never…
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…
School Board Weekly Question 1: Challenges Facing the School District (Updated with Granda Answer)
Every week until the election, we will have a question for the DJUSD School Board Candidates. We…
Is School District Making Progress with More Diverse Hiring of Teachers?
DJUSD Believes It has Made Slight Progress on Hiring Teachers of Color, Incorporating Values of Diversity into…
A Teacher’s Reflections
by Madhavi Sunder After the excitement of starting school last week, I thought I would take a…
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;…
Analysis: Teachers Agree to Pay Increase, But Big Issues Still Remain
Firefighters Starting Salary Higher Than Teachers Ending Salary – Late last week, Assistant Superintendent Matt Best and…
Commentary: Real Concerns About Teacher Benefits Driving Push for Pay Increase
While I still believe that the school district – which has passed five parcel taxes since 2007…
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…
