In Their Own Words: Susan Lovenburg
The Vanguard will be publishing the comments of each of the five school board members on the…
My View: What is Best For Our Kids?
In yesterday’s column, I laid out my continued concern about making changes that are not based on…
Analysis: Five Questions About the AIM Proposal
There has been some pretty good discussion on the Vanguard about some of the pros and cons…
Property Values and Quality of Education Will Decrease If School Board Has Their Way
by Alicia Sullivan My husband and I work at a pharmaceutical company in Vacaville. When our family…
Superintendent Recommends a 98th Percentile, 63 Student, Two Classroom AIM Program
On Thursday, September 17, 2015, the DJUSD School Board will hear staff’s recommendations on changes to the…
School Board VP Optimistic About New School Year
By Madhavi Sunder The kids, teachers and staff are back in session in the Davis Joint Unified…
Sunday Commentary: Board Misses Chance to Forge Consensus on GATE/AIM
On Thursday, Board President Alan Fernandes pitched the idea of forming a board subcommittee that might be…
Board Majority Rejects Subcommittee on AIM
One of the ideas that has been floated about this summer is the idea of creating a…
Study Author on DJUSD AIM Elaborates on Findings – Part Two
Back in March, Tobin White, an Associate Professor at the UC Davis School of Education, discussed his…
Study Author on DJUSD AIM Elaborates on Findings – Part One
Back in March, Tobin White, an Associate Professor at the UC Davis School of Education, discussed his…
Frequently Asked Questions on the DJUSD AIM Study
The Vanguard on Tuesday met with several of the researchers on the DJUSD study: How Does the…
Analyzing More Research on Best Practices for Identifying AIM Students
Yesterday, we looked into a 2011 article from Frank Worrell and Jesse Erwin, researchers at UC Berkeley…
Analysis: What Are Some Best Practices for Identifying Students for AIM?
Over the summer, the Vanguard has worked hard to continue to drill down a bit deeper into…
Guest Commentary: Self-Contained GATE Is Needed
By Don Shor The Davis school board is about to consider significant changes to the gifted education…
Carrell Report on District AIM Program Updated
The school district has released an updated report from UC Davis researchers Scott Carrell, et al, who…
Analysis: Data Can Answer Key Questions About AIM Identification But District Has to Be Transparent
On Monday, based on conversations that the Vanguard had with key members of the community and a…
More on AIM Identification in Response to Yesterday’s Column
In yesterday’s column (“The AIM Puzzle: The Problem of Identification”), we presented some of the concerns about…
The AIM Puzzle: The Problem of Identification
In the last few weeks, we have been asking a series of questions attempting to better understand…
Sunday Commentary: Why Push STEM While Pulling Back on AIM?
On Thursday, Superintendent Winfred Roberson laid out a bold view of the future. The mission of DJUSD…
DJUSD Looks to Its Own Innovation
The school district is in the process of creating an advisory team for Career Technical Education (CTE)…
