Commentary: The School Board Misread the Moment
When the school board evaluated their selection to replace Cindy Pickett early this month they made the…
Commentary: The School Board Has Made a Huge Mistake
In a lot of ways this is going to be an unfair indictment of the majority on…
City Hires Barbara Archer as New Communications Director
The City of Davis announced today that it hired Barbara Archer as a new communications and customer…
Monday Morning Thoughts: What the School Board Race Looks Like after the Archer Surprise
Many were surprised to learn that Barbara Archer has decided not to seek reelection for the school…
Three School Board Candidates File for November Election; Barbara Archer Does Not File
The biggest surprise on Friday was that Barbara Archer, who was elected to the school board in…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Give the Voters a Clean Choice for School Board
A comment by School Board Member Bob Poppenga has triggered some conversation. On Thursday, as the board…
School Board to Accept Applications for Replacement to Sunder
On Thursday, the school board met for a total of 25 minutes, half of which was to…
Commentary: Big Question for the School Board is What They Will Do About Vacant Seat
A school board seat has become vacant as the result of Madhavi Sunder departing for a position…
School Board Re-Evaluates Discipline Policy in Wake of Student Walk Out and Pending Actions Scheduled for the 20th
Sunder Questions Whether District May Not Be Consistent with Case Law for Student Protests While the district…
Threat to Harper Turns Out to Be a Hoax
On Friday, DJUSD sent out a notice to parents of Harper Junior High students that there was…
School Board Sees Disproportionality in Montgomery Program
“This is about race, this is about opting out of a school, and this is about segregation.”…
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…
Dispute Arises Over School Board Agendizing Policies
Back in early February, Board Member Madhavi Sunder had requested a February hearing for the AIM program,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
