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…
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…
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 II: Is the District’s AIM Revamp a Failure?
One of the big debates that occurred on Thursday night at the school board meeting is the…
School Board Doesn’t Increase Number of AIM Strands
After lengthy discussion by the school board in the face of parent complaints on the elimination of…
AIM Numbers Continue to Shrink, Lottery Instituted
The final AIM numbers are in, according to a brief presentation on Thursday night by interim superintendent…
Monday Morning Thoughts II: Does Anyone Really Care (About AIM)?
When the issue of AIM came back last winter and spring, I really didn’t have a dog…
Sunday Commentary: Biggest Fears Realized on AIM, Just Four Latinos and One Black Identified Under New Guidelines
For those fearing that the changes to the AIM program would result in the exclusion of blacks…
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…
In their Own Words: Tom Adams’s Remarks on AIM
By Tom Adams What is before the board? Before the board is improving the AIM identification process….
Analysis: Where the Enterprise Editorial Gets It Wrong on AIM
From the start, most of the changes to the AIM program which focus on tweaks to 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…
Commentary: Does District Really Need to Cut AIM Program in Half?
There has been a lot made about process in the issue of AIM program changes. From the…
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…
Guest Commentary: Self-Contained GATE Is Needed
By Don Shor The Davis school board is about to consider significant changes to the gifted education…
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…
Does Self-Contained Program Have a Magic Number?
Among the questions we asked yesterday, regarding the GATE/AIM issue, was are you concerned that the program…
Can We Bridge the GATE Divide?
We have primarily focused our reporting on the process issues related to how the Davis Joint Unified…
