Change is Good–As Long As the Changes Are Too
By Chuck Rairdan Despite the stream of well-informed, first-hand testimonials of numerous community members — including past…
Coverage of AIM Lacking
by Mona Siegel I attended the Davis school board meeting on Sept. 17 hoping to be won…
Analysis: Ways to Get to Five Votes on AIM Reform?
It was interesting going back over all five of the school board members’ comments from last week’s…
In Their Own Words: Alan Fernandes
The Vanguard will be publishing the comments of each of the five school board members on the…
In Their Own Words: Tom Adams
The Vanguard will be publishing the comments of each of the five school board members on the…
In Their Own Words: Madhavi Sunder
The Vanguard will be publishing the comments of each of the five school board members on the…
In Their Own Words: Barbara Archer
The Vanguard will be publishing the comments of each of the five school board members on the…
Sunday Commentary: Why Is Reporter Attempting to Further Polarize the AIM Issue?
The AIM issue has definitely had some polarizing moments. There were certainly times when the rhetoric from…
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…
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…
Commentary: Does AIM Proposal Make Necessary Changes or Go Too Far?
To me the biggest problem that Tobin White identified and that the current AIM proposal fixes is…
Analysis: Five Questions About the AIM Proposal
There has been some pretty good discussion on the Vanguard about some of the pros and cons…
Sunday Commentary: AIM Proposal Will Fall Short of Consensus
Early this week the word started to emerge that the superintendent had put together an AIM proposal…
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…
Analysis: Is a School Parcel Tax in Real Jeopardy?
Following yesterday’s column, the Vanguard received an interesting email from a resident. In it they predict that…
Monday Morning Thoughts II: Yesterday I Touched the Parcel Tax Third Rail
Yesterday in my analysis on the need for compromise on GATE and my argument that a subcommittee…
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…
