Guest Commentary: The ‘StudentsFirst’ Reform Scam
SACRAMENTO, CA – Former Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson’s wife, Michelle Rhee, was appointed the superintendent of Washington…
Santa Rita Jail Staff Compliance with Mandatory Testing Order Worsens; Independent Consultant Urges Immediate Action on Rising Population
By Tiffany Devlin Davis Vanguard’s bi-weekly update on Santa Rita Jail’s COVID-19 crisis. Click here for previous…
A Comprehensive Review of CDCR Staff Behavior Regarding Vaccinations, Testing, Masking & Social Distancing
By Dorrin Akbari & Mengyu Yang This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism…
Alameda County Sheriff Claims “Hundreds of Staff Tested at Santa Rita Jail,” Data Shows Only 32 Percent Accepted
By Tiffany Devlin The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative reporting on…
At Santa Rita Jail, 40 Percent of Medical Staff Denied Vaccines, 30 Percent of Staff Underwent Testing in January
By Tiffany Devlin Davis Vanguard’s bi-weekly update from Santa Rita Jail’s COVID-19 crisis Overview COVID-19 cases…
Santa Rita Jail’s COVID-19 Outbreak Triggered by Surge in Staff Cases Says Wellpath Representative
By Tiffany Devlin The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative reporting on…
UC Davis Announces Travel Guidelines for Fall and Winter Quarter
By Jess Taylor Thanksgiving is right around the corner and students have begun registering for winter quarter. With…
Campus Saliva Test Validated; Students Traveling For Thanksgiving to be Tested
By Trevor Brandon-Harris DAVIS – UC Davis announced Tuesday that its in-house rapid saliva-based COVID-19 test “has…
UC Davis: Over 4,000 On-Campus Tests, 4 Positives in Last Two Weeks
By Trevor Brandon-Harris UC DAVIS – UC Davis has ramped up its mass coronavirus testing over the…
Did the School Board Violate Noticing Requirements When It Voted to Radically Alter GATE/AIM?
The school board voted 4-1 to pass a motion, at nearly midnight Thursday, that one school board…
Analysis: Nonverbal Tests for AIM Identification of Minority and Disadvantaged Students
On Thursday night, the school district heard a critique of its use of TONI (Test of Nonverbal…
My View: Social Justice and AIM
For a long time I have stayed relatively quiet on the issue of GATE/AIM. There have been…
Are AIM Students Being Overidentified? School Board Grapples with AIM Identification Issue
While there were a number of procedural issues asked about the presentations on Tuesday night regarding the…
Are Changes to GATE/AIM on the Way?
The DJUSD School Board tonight will see two presentations on the AIM Program, apparently at the request…
