DJUSD Candidate’s Forum Hosted by the Vanguard (Video)
In addition to providing coverage, regularly, on the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Education,…
Candidates Address District Funding Question at Forum
By Nicholas von Wettburg In addition to providing coverage, regularly, on the Davis Joint Unified School District…
Candidates Clash on School Funding, Parcel Tax at Vanguard School Board Forum
By Nicholas von Wettburg The Davis Vanguard hosted a School Board Candidates Forum at the Community Chambers…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Explaining School Funding and the Need for a Local Parcel Tax
Reading a letter to the editor, I find the writer illustrates that the school funding formulas are…
Spring Test Results Given to Board
By Nicholas von Wettberg The Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Education heard a report…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Mounting Costs of OCR Investigation, Silence by the Board
Two years ago, one of the key moments of the Nancy Peterson saga was the revelation that…
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…
Analysis: Poppenga Leads Money Race; Is Fernandes the One in Trouble?
The Bob Poppenga campaign put out a release yesterday highlighting strong first half fundraising numbers for the…
Are We Doing Enough for Preschool in Davis?
By Nicholas von Wettberg Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Superintendent Dr. John Bowes welcomed a guest…
Board to Hear Presentation on Preschool Programs
By Nicholas von Wettberg Picking up where they left off in June, the Davis School Board will…
Jose Granda Announces Another Run for School Board
Elect A Different Candidate (From Jose Granda Press Release) With the theme “Elect a Different Candidate” Jose…
Board Hears YouthTruth Survey Update
By Nicholas von Wettberg The YouthTruth Student Survey, and its role in climate assessment, was the subject…
Board To Hear Climate Update, YouthTruth Results
By Nicholas von Wettberg Results of the YouthTruth Student Survey, a climate assessment given to Davis Joint…
Monday Morning Thoughts II: SB Race Primed for Intriguing Match Up, Potential AIM Referendum
In general, I prefer elections with more, not less, candidates. But the school board election, with potentially…
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…
Fernandes Becomes the Third to Announce for Davis School Board
With a week left to file, there are now three candidates for two seats on the Davis…
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…
Poppenga Files for Second School Board Run
(from Press Release) – Bob Poppenga, a faculty veterinarian at UC Davis, became the first official candidate…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Did the School Board Shoot Too Low?
There was an interesting point raised last week by Ron Glick, and captured by Nicholas von Wettberg…
Board Finalizes Parcel Tax Resolution before Break
By Nicholas von Wettberg At the Davis board of education special meeting on Wednesday, the public hearing…
