Sentencing Project’s ‘Ending Prison Tradition’ Releases Report on Alternatives to Youth Incarceration
By Sabir Rupal WASHINGTON, DC – Following up on its “Why Youth Incarceration Fails: An Updated Review…
Sunday Commentary: This Is Not an Issue (Just) about AIM, It Is about (Lack of) Transparency
In many ways the current school board was elected in the wake of the Nancy Peterson scandal…
District Effectively Eliminates Self-Contained AIM Classroom from Willet
Details at this time are murky, as the school district is offering only limited information on the…
Vanguard Analysis: Rules Regarding Agendizing Items for School Board Meetings
Last Thursday, newly-elected school Boardmember Bob Poppenga asked for “some clarification” on the issue of “proposing an…
My View: Is AIM an Elite Program? And is That a Bad Thing?
This week several people on both sides of the AIM issue suggested that we are missing the…
Commentary: The Problem of Self-Fulfilling Prophecies with AIM
Beginning in the spring of 2015 and ending in the fall, AIM became one of the most…
Commentary: Can We Bridge the AIM Divide?
One of the reasons the Vanguard spent three articles in an attempt to unpack the AIM meeting…
Board Passes a Series of Motions on AIM
This is the third part of our coverage of Thursday evening’s school board discussion on AIM. School…
Public Remains Divided on the Future of AIM
The school board listened to about 90 minutes of public comment from around 25 people on Thursday…
Superintendent Recommends Ending AIM Program
On Thursday night, several board members told the Vanguard that they were caught off guard by a…
Parents Concerned about DJUSD Decision on AIM program at Pioneer School
In February, the Vanguard reported that DJUSD School Board Member Madhavi Sunder had requested a February hearing…
Sunday Commentary: School Board Shows No Urgency to Fix AIM Shortcoming
A year ago, when the first round of AIM (Alternative Instructional Model) testing results came out, they…
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…
Commentary: A Turning Point in the Election and AIM
The DJUSD election was difficult to predict – it was clear that Bob Poppenga was running a…
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…
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…
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…
Guest Commentary: AIM – The Elephant in the Room
By Ann Block No one seems to be talking about the elephant in the room – with…
Sunday Commentary: District Fumbles AIM Testing Snafu
Earlier this week, a parent sent in a letter to the Vanguard. The parent was clearly unhappy…
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…
