AIM-Gate in the Making: A Parade of Follies
by Chuck Rairdan In light of the newly revived skirmishes on the GATE/AIM front, it would appear…
An Open Letter to the Anti-GATE Majority on the DJUSD School Board
By Jeff Dale To the anti-GATE majority on the Davis school board: After engaging in this “debate”…
Loss of Deanne Quinn Will Be Felt Deeply
by Evelyn Falkenstein It’s a sad day when someone is canned for doing her job too well….
The AIM Debate: Many Questions, But Few Answers
by Bob Poppenga When legitimate questions about proposed public policy or program changes go unanswered by elected…
Analysis: Is GATE a Modern Day Segregation System?
One of the interesting things that came out of some of the public comment is the notion…
Vanguard Commentary: Why We Are Not Pursuing A Brown Act Complaint Against the District
On June 4, 2015, at approximately 11:30 pm Susan Lovenburg, from a prepared motion, put forth a…
Monday Morning Thought II: Is the School Parcel Tax Sacrosanct?
In the last few weeks, the subject of the need to renew the school parcel taxes in…
Guest Commentary: School Board’s AIM Decisions Create More Problems than They Solve
by Debbie Nichols Poulos In 2014, California’s Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) legislation redistributed state funding from…
Sunday Commentary II: Is the GATE Program In Need of Change?
While I have been very concerned about the process in which the school board has addressed the…
Part Two of Public Comment on GATE
On Friday, we had two reports on Thursday’s DJUSD School Board meeting. We presented the comments by…
Both Sides of AIM/GATE Debate Turn Out for Special July Meeting – Public Comment
Part Two – 45 Public Comments The public came out and expressed thanks and criticism to the…
Both Sides of AIM/GATE Debate Turn Out for Special July Meeting
Part One – Board Comments Civic engagement does not end when the school year ends, and, to…
Superintendent Updates Parents on AIM/ GATE Changes
(Editor’s Note: The following Communication was sent out by Superintendent Winfred Roberson to districts parents). Dear DJUSD…
A Perspective on Recent School Board Actions
By Robert Poppenga Last Thursday, as community member after community member spoke on the value of the…
Can We Bridge the GATE Divide?
We have primarily focused our reporting on the process issues related to how the Davis Joint Unified…
Letter: Quinn Made a Deal to Save DJUSD During Budget Crisis
By Laurie & Bob Rollins In Feb. of 2010, the district was suffering from budget cutbacks so…
Commentary: A Board Elected to Heal the Wounds Should Not Instead Divide the Community
It is perhaps easy to forget just how much the events of the winter of 2014 divided…
My View: Board Majority Dances on the Brink of Trouble with AIM Decisions
Last fall, every candidate for the school board vowed, in the aftermath of the volleyball scandal and…
School Board Rejects VSA on Director for DJUSD AIM/ GATE Program
The DJUSD School Board voted 3-2 to reject the VSA (variable services agreement) of Deanne Quinn, who…
Board Should Reconsider AIM Motion
By Bob Poppenga Irrespective of how one views the AIM program, the process followed last Thursday should…
