Letters Supporting School Board Candidates and Parcel Tax
(Editor’s note: The Vanguard accepts “Letters from the Community” supporting candidates or addressing other issues. Any article…
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…
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…
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…
Analysis: School Board to Hold Two Special Meetings This Week to Decide the Parcel Tax
Currently, the school district relies on the approximately $9.5 million dollars from the parcel tax to supply…
Board Awaits Chance to Set Parcel Tax
By Nicholas von Wettberg Diplomas have been passed out to all the proud graduates of Davis…
Lovenburg to Run for a Third Term on the School Board
Davis School Board Member Susan Lovenburg has announced this weekend she will be running for re-election in…
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…
Board Takes Further Look into Closing Achievement Gap
By Nicholas von Wettberg At its regular meeting on Thursday, the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD)…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Heavy-Handed Approach on Applause at School Board Meetings?
The school board subcommittee has made quick work on a recommendation to limit audience applause at school…
Board Hears Report on Achievement Gap at Junior High Level
By Nicholas von Wettberg When addressing ways of closing the student achievement gap, there is the…
My View: Were AIM Opponents Intimidated by Audience Applause?
Two weeks ago, AIM parents, angry and frustrated by decisions made by the district – and perhaps…
