Monday Morning Thoughts: How Did DJUSD Get into This Problem?
One thing that has always troubled me with regard to the school district – it has never…
Sunday Commentary: Long Time Coming, Teacher Compensation Issue Finally Comes to a Boil
On Thursday night, dozens of teachers and others packed the school board meeting to complain about lower…
Sunday Commentary: This Is Not an Issue (Just) about AIM, It Is about (Lack of) Transparency
In many ways the current school board was elected in the wake of the Nancy Peterson scandal…
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…
Public Remains Divided on the Future of AIM
The school board listened to about 90 minutes of public comment from around 25 people on Thursday…
Superintendent Recommends Ending AIM Program
On Thursday night, several board members told the Vanguard that they were caught off guard by a…
Superintendent Message on Transgender Student Protections
(The following was sent to parents on Friday, February 24, 2017) On February 9, 2017, the Davis…
Full Comments by Superintendent on Immigration and School Climate
(Editor’s note: By request of some of our readers here are the full comments by DJUSD Superintendent…
Superintendent Addresses School Climate and District Policy on Immigration Issues
On Wednesday, at the community forum on the City of Davis’ Sanctuary City Status, Superintendent John Bowes…
School Climate in Post-Election Season
Last week, hundreds of Davis High School students marched out of class and protested the election of…
Board Attempts to Narrow Achievement Gap
By Nicholas von Wettberg Thursday night’s Davis School Board meeting inside the Community Chambers ran longer than…
Student Center Provides Opportunities for Low Income and Special Needs Kids
by Madhavi Sunder (Editor’s note: Board President Madhavi Sunder delivered these brief remarks on Tuesday at the…
District Presents Achievement Gap Update to Board
By Nicholas von Wettberg At the Davis School Board meeting on Thursday night, Davis Joint Unified School…
Spring Test Results Given to Board
By Nicholas von Wettberg The Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Education heard a report…
Board Gets First Look at New Superintendent
By Nicholas von Wettberg With their summer break over it was back to business for the Davis…
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 Awaits Chance to Set Parcel Tax
By Nicholas von Wettberg Diplomas have been passed out to all the proud graduates of Davis…
School Board Unanimously Appoints Bowes as the New Superintendent
The Davis School Board was unanimous in voting to appoint John Bowes as the next Superintendent of…
