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Poppenga Cruises to School Board Victory as Measure H Tops 71%
The biggest local race of note was the DJUSD School Board race and, with all of the precincts reporting, the results show that challenger Bob Poppenga has cruised to a first place finish, finishing...
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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 approved the school parcel tax. While the district and campaign volunteers can now...
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District to Evaluate Feasibility of Parcel Tax on Thursday
The school district commissioned a poll to determine interest in a parcel tax for employee compensation. The district will use the results of the $27,000 poll to determine whether they should go...
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Cindy Pickett Announces Candidacy for Davis School Board
Pledges to Promote Trust, Transparency, and Mutual Respect (From Press Release) – Cindy Pickett announced her candidacy today for a seat on the Davis school board in the upcoming November 2018 general...
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Cindy Pickett Becomes First Candidate for School Board
Cindy Pickett speaks to a group of supporters during her announcement on Friday On Friday night, Cindy Pickett became the first candidate to formally announce her candidacy for the Davis School Board....
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Joe DiNunzio Becomes Second Candidate for Davis School Board
(From Press Release) – Long time Davis resident Joe DiNunzio has declared his candidacy for the Davis School Board on the November 2018 ballot. “There is no bigger responsibility or priority for the...
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Commentary: Big Question for the School Board is What They Will Do About...
Madhavi Sunder poses with Mayor Robb Davis on her final day A school board seat has become vacant as the result of Madhavi Sunder departing for a position at Georgetown Law School and forgoing the...
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School Board to Accept Applications for Replacement to Sunder
On Thursday, the school board met for a total of 25 minutes, half of which was to figure out how to fill a vacancy. Given the timing of Madhavi Sunder’s resignation, the board could not by law leave...
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Give the Voters a Clean Choice for School Board
A comment by School Board Member Bob Poppenga has triggered some conversation. On Thursday, as the board was deciding on a process to select a replacement trustee for Madhavi Sunder, Mr. Poppenga...
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Pickett Officially Files for Candidacy in School Board Race; Will Not Seek...
(From Press Release) – Cindy Pickett, an associate professor of psychology at UC Davis, became the second official candidate for the Davis school board in the November election. She filed at the...
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Adams to Run for Re-Election
Tom Adams has filed paperwork to run for a second term on the DJUSD School Board. He was first elected to the board in November 2014, and has worked for the California Department of Education in...
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DiNunzio Files and Becomes Candidate for School Board
(From Press Release) – Davis resident and parent Joe DiNunzio became an official candidate in the race for the Davis School Board after filing with the Yolo County Elections office this past Wednesday....
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Monday Morning Thoughts: What the School Board Race Looks Like after the...
Many were surprised to learn that Barbara Archer has decided not to seek reelection for the school board seat she first won in 2014. In an interview with the local paper, she did not offer much in...
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Only Four Candidates for School Board?
Cindy Pickett at her campaign booth Four years ago, following the Nancy Peterson saga, there were three open school board seats, but a total of seven candidates vying for those seats. That doesn’t...
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School Board Weekly Question 6: The AIM Program
Every week until the election, we will have a question for the DJUSD School Board Candidates. We have a word limit of roughly 350. Please also see the Vanguard Candidate’s forum from Sunday,...
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Letters in Support of Bob Poppenga
Poppenga for Davis schools I’m going to vote for Bob Poppenga for the Davis school board. Here’s why: I met Bob at a community event and was impressed by his warmth and the time he had for everyone. He...
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Guest Commentary: AIM – The Elephant in the Room
By Ann Block No one seems to be talking about the elephant in the room – with regard to the DJUSD school board election. A minority of very outspoken parents who are angry about reforms made to the...
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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 have a word limit of roughly 350. This is the final question. Please also see the Vanguard...
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Guest Commentary: In This School Board Election, Look to the Future
By Joseph Biello In this school board election, the voters have an opportunity to truly consider which educational opportunities will prepare Davis children for the 21st century. Bob Poppenga is a...
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Election Day Commentary: Speaking Out of Turn on H
It is Election Day and, to be honest, I have no idea who is going to get elected to the school board. I think challenger Bob Poppenga has run a very strong race, but both Susan Lovenburg and Alan...
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