School Board Candidate Question #4: GATE/ AIM
Question #4: Have you been involved in the GATE/AIM Committee Meetings? If so, what has been your…
No Election For Alan Fernandes
Alan Fernandes was appointed by the School Board in early May. By state law, the vacancy created…
Respect for All in Davis Classrooms
By Madhavi Sunder Schools must be safe spaces for children of all races, and for LGBT children….
Tom Adams on Race and Climate Issues
On Friday, we posted the majority of responses on our third weekly question to school board candidates. …
Vanguard Analysis: The Race for Third for School Board?
A few weeks ago, we handicapped the school board race and argued that Madhavi Sunder and Barbara…
Additional Responses on School Climate
Yesterday we posted the majority of responses on our third weekly question to school board candidates. Today…
School Board Candidates Address School Climate Issues
In the third of the Vanguard’s weekly questions to school board candidates, we ask the following: On…
Enterprise Also Endorses Archer, Adams, Sunder for DJUSD School Board
The Sacramento Bee and Davis Enterprise apparently agree on which three candidates should lead the DJUSD School…
Bee Endorses Three For School Board
A few weeks ago, the Vanguard analyzed the school board race and concluded that at that time…
Adams on Achievement Gap and Common Core
Editor’s Note: The Vanguard received no response from Tom Adams to our question last week on the…
Vanguard School Board Question #2: Common Core
In the second of five weekly questions, the Vanguard asked: What do you know of Common Core? …
Meet the School Board Candidates (Video)
Thanks to Davis Media Access who invited each of the seven candidates for school board for the…
Special Commentary: Unaddressed Problems For Children of Color in DJUSD
In the last week, the Vanguard asked the school board candidates to respond to a question on…
Working Together to Close the Achievement Gap
by Madhavi Sunder Over the last handful of months, I have sought to educate myself about the…
Expanded Thoughts on Narrowing the Achievement Gap
by Bob Poppenga The educational “achievement gap” refers to differences in academic performance between groups of students….
School Board Candidates on the Achievement Gap
At the school board candidates’ forum last week, candidates were given an insufficient amount of time to…
How DJUSD Can Create Community Partnerships
by Bob Poppenga As a veterinarian, I have watched my profession move toward a health concept called…
Granda Speaks on Taxes and School Services
The Vanguard is doing a series of follow-up questions from the candidates’ forum. Earlier we did a…
What Was on the Minds of the Audience Members at the School Board Forum?
At last Wednesday’s School Board Candidates’ Forum, the audience of approximately 100 people was very active in…
Moving Toward a Restorative Justice Approach in the Schools
At the school candidate’s forum last week, when the issue came to climate issues and promoting…
