Minding Q and W and Davis Students

This Thursday the Davis Joint Unified School District’s Board of Education will continue discussion of renewal of the community’s instructional parcel taxes, a discussion that began at the January 21st - Read more

This Week in YOUR Government

Monday, January 18 – Friday, January 22, 2010 Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, everyone!  Join the City of Davis celebration to keep the dream alive, then make your own voice heard by participating in the - Read more

Closing the Budget Gap for Davis Schools … Again

On October 29, 2009 the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Education received Superintendent James Hammond’s preliminary plan for addressing a $3.5 million budget deficit in 2010-11.  - Read more

This Week in YOUR Government

Monday, November 30 – Friday, December 4 Let Them Know What You Think  To contact your representatives: Davis City Council Members Davis Joint Unified School District Board of Education Trustees  Yolo - Read more

Listen to the Music

News From Davis Schools “The elementary musicians sounded like high school performers, the junior high students sounded like college musicians, and the high school students sounded professional!” praised - Read more

News From Davis Schools

Davis School Board Endorses California Forward 2010 Reform Plan At its October 29 meeting the Board of Education received Superintendent James Hammond’s preliminary plan for reducing the 2010-11 budget by $3.5 - Read more

A Homecoming to Remember

By Mike McDermott Come and see the fantastic progress made in the renovation of Davis High School’s Stadium.  It is not a completed project but what has been done has brought great excitement to the school, - Read more

News from Davis Schools

At its October 15 meeting, the Board of Education heard from the Superintendent’s Advisory Homework Committee charged with evaluating whether the district’s homework policy is appropriately meeting student - Read more

Supporting Our Students

by Susan Lovenburg You hear it often; this is a community that values education.  Philanthopy abounds in Davis, but most especially for our students.  A summary of this support over the last fifteen years was - Read more

Obama’s Education Speech

I recently blogged about the the Obama education speech on Sep 8th, 2009. I believe that this speech is relevant to all of us, young and old, educated or not. The reason is simple … the U.S., has lost its - Read more