Interfaith Healing is Occurring – Slowly
In the past week, we have seen some signs that healing is starting to occur. Following the…
Superintendent Message on Transgender Student Protections
(The following was sent to parents on Friday, February 24, 2017) On February 9, 2017, the Davis…
Full Comments by Superintendent on Immigration and School Climate
(Editor’s note: By request of some of our readers here are the full comments by DJUSD Superintendent…
Superintendent Addresses School Climate and District Policy on Immigration Issues
On Wednesday, at the community forum on the City of Davis’ Sanctuary City Status, Superintendent John Bowes…
School Climate in Post-Election Season
Last week, hundreds of Davis High School students marched out of class and protested the election of…
Board Attempts to Narrow Achievement Gap
By Nicholas von Wettberg Thursday night’s Davis School Board meeting inside the Community Chambers ran longer than…
Board to Monitor Achievement Gap Progress
By Nicholas von Wettberg It should be an eventful next few weeks for the Davis school board,…
District Presents Achievement Gap Update to Board
By Nicholas von Wettberg At the Davis School Board meeting on Thursday night, Davis Joint Unified School…
Closing Achievement Gap Remains Board Priority
By Nicholas von Wettberg At the recent Vanguard School Board Candidates Forum, one of the questions…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Mounting Costs of OCR Investigation, Silence by the Board
Two years ago, one of the key moments of the Nancy Peterson saga was the revelation that…
District Has Spent Over $17 Thousand on Response to Office for Civil Rights Investigation
The Vanguard has learned that the Davis Joint Unified School District has $17,363.07 in legal fees pertaining…
Board To Hear Climate Update, YouthTruth Results
By Nicholas von Wettberg Results of the YouthTruth Student Survey, a climate assessment given to Davis Joint…
Monday Morning Thoughts I: Elk Grove Shows Us One Path Forward on AIM
In January, the Elk Grove Unified School District site had a blog entry that read, “New EGUSD…
Sunday Commentary: The Narrative is Part of the Problem with AIM
The Vanguard reported on Friday and Saturday that the OCR (Office for Civil Rights) was looking into…
Office For Civil Rights Opens Investigation into Whether AIM Program is Discriminatory
One of the biggest complaints about the changes to the AIM program was the drastic reduction in…
Board Hears Report on Achievement Gap at Junior High Level
By Nicholas von Wettberg When addressing ways of closing the student achievement gap, there is the…
Board Addresses Achievement Gap at Latest Meeting
By Nicholas von Wettberg Under California’s current student-weighted educational funding policy, known as the Local…
Sunder Discusses Achievement Gap
By Madhavi Sunder Editor’s note: The Vanguard submitted questions to all five of the school board members…
Monday Morning Thoughts II: Is Race or Diversity a Red Herring?
The school district, in a way, has a conundrum. On the one hand, as they finally made…
Commentary: What Will New AIM Identification Process Mean For Diversity?
Last Thursday, Tom Adams made the observation that the “single point of contention it seems at this…
