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Change is Good–As Long As the Changes Are Too

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|Date: October 30, 2015
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Change is Good–As Long As the Changes Are Too

By Chuck Rairdan Despite the stream of well-informed, first-hand testimonials of numerous community membe ...

By Chuck Rairdan Despite the stream of well-informed, first-hand testimonials of numerous community members — including past and present teachers, former school board trustees, concerned parents and s ...

October 30, 2015
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Wasn’t 2014 School Board Election About GATE?

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|Date: July 20, 2015
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Wasn’t 2014 School Board Election About GATE?

The supporters of the current GATE/AIM program have complained repeatedly that the proposal to change the ...

The supporters of the current GATE/AIM program have complained repeatedly that the proposal to change the GATE/AIM program caught them off guard. Board Vice President Madhavi Sunder stated, “There was ...

July 20, 2015
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AIM-Gate in the Making: A Parade of Follies

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|Date: July 19, 2015
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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 we are i ...

by Chuck Rairdan In light of the newly revived skirmishes on the GATE/AIM front, it would appear we are in for another long, hot summer in school board chambers. And, it turns out, the devil is in the ...

July 19, 2015
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Potential Health Effects of Wi-Fi in Our Schools

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|Date: February 06, 2015
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Potential Health Effects of Wi-Fi in Our Schools

By Chuck Rairdan I can certainly be counted among those who support the application of technology to impr ...

By Chuck Rairdan I can certainly be counted among those who support the application of technology to improve learning conditions in our schools. With the rapid advance of new technologies and other in ...

February 06, 2015
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Analysis: In a Way the Community Never Moved On From Peterson…

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|Date: November 04, 2014
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Analysis: In a Way the Community Never Moved On From Peterson…

It was March 18, and the Davis School Board had just voted 3-1 to uphold the district’s decision on not r ...

It was March 18, and the Davis School Board had just voted 3-1 to uphold the district’s decision on not renewing volleyball coach Julie Crawford’s VSA (variable service agreement). At the time, Board ...

November 04, 2014
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School Board Candidate Question #5: Nancy Peterson Aftermath

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 24, 2014
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School Board Candidate Question #5: Nancy Peterson Aftermath

This is the final of five questions to the school board candidates. Question #5: What is the biggest less ...

This is the final of five questions to the school board candidates. Question #5: What is the biggest lesson we should take away from the Peterson scandal from last winter and what steps would you take ...

October 24, 2014
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Vanguard Analysis: The Race for Third for School Board?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 12, 2014
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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 Archer w ...

A few weeks ago, we handicapped the school board race and argued that Madhavi Sunder and Barbara Archer were the prohibitive front runners. We don’t have available polling data so we make use of a bun ...

October 12, 2014
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Vanguard School Board Question #2: Common Core

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 03, 2014
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Vanguard School Board Question #2: Common Core

In the second of five weekly questions, the Vanguard asked: What do you know of Common Core? How is Comm ...

In the second of five weekly questions, the Vanguard asked: What do you know of Common Core? How is Common Core being implemented in Davis? What do you think should be done to further implement Comm ...

October 03, 2014
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Meet the School Board Candidates (Video)

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|Date: October 02, 2014
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Meet the School Board Candidates (Video)

Thanks to Davis Media Access who invited each of the seven candidates for school board for the three four ...

Thanks to Davis Media Access who invited each of the seven candidates for school board for the three four year seats to make statements up to five minutes in length. Tom Adams Barbara Archer Jose Gran ...

October 02, 2014
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School Board Candidates on the Achievement Gap

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|Date: September 26, 2014
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School Board Candidates on the Achievement Gap

At the school board candidates' forum last week, candidates were given an insufficient amount of time to ...

At the school board candidates' forum last week, candidates were given an insufficient amount of time to respond to our question on the achievement gap, so we have asked it as the first of five weekly ...

September 26, 2014
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DJUSD Forum Addresses Transparency, LGBT Issues and DHS Starting Time

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 21, 2014
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DJUSD Forum Addresses Transparency, LGBT Issues and DHS Starting Time

We are rolling out more of the responses from Wednesday’s forum. We apologize for the delay, but the site ...

We are rolling out more of the responses from Wednesday’s forum. We apologize for the delay, but the site transfer along with the length of the candidate’s forum has made this a much slower process th ...

September 21, 2014
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Should the School District Allow the Parcel Taxes to Expire?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 20, 2014
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Should the School District Allow the Parcel Taxes to Expire?

On Wednesday, the school board candidates were asked to weigh in on the parcel tax and whether it should ...

On Wednesday, the school board candidates were asked to weigh in on the parcel tax and whether it should be allowed to expire or whether they would support renewal. Specifically they were asked: “Give ...

September 20, 2014
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School Board Candidates Meet at Vanguard-DMA Forum (Video Now Posted)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 19, 2014
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School Board Candidates Meet at Vanguard-DMA Forum (Video Now Posted)

Last night over 100 people attended the first DJUSD School Board Candidates forum at the Davis Community ...

Last night over 100 people attended the first DJUSD School Board Candidates forum at the Davis Community Church in an event co-hosted by the Davis Vanguard and Davis Media Access. The candidates answe ...

September 19, 2014
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DJUSD Candidate Pool Swells to Eight But Fernandes Still Unopposed

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 15, 2014
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DJUSD Candidate Pool Swells to Eight But Fernandes Still Unopposed

The number of candidates has swollen to eight for four DJUSD School Board seats, but Alan Fernandes remai ...

The number of candidates has swollen to eight for four DJUSD School Board seats, but Alan Fernandes remains the only candidate for the two-year seat to which he was appointed in May. That appointment ...

August 15, 2014
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Five DJUSD Board Candidates File Financials; Sunder Leads the Way with $18,000 Raised

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 01, 2014
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Five DJUSD Board Candidates File Financials; Sunder Leads the Way with $18,000 Raised

There are currently five candidates who have filed for the DJUSD school board race, and the Vanguard has ...

There are currently five candidates who have filed for the DJUSD school board race, and the Vanguard has received the filings from each. Thus far, Barbara Archer, Bob Poppenga, Madhavi Sunder and Chuc ...

August 01, 2014
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Commentary: Bomb Threats Are Taking on a Toll On This Community, Our Kids

Daniel Lurie to Take on London Breed

Federal Court Authorizes Depositions of Former Trump Cabinet Officials in Lawsuit by Immigrant Families Victimized by Family Separation Policy

Temporary Restraining Order Against Chino Valley’s Forced Disclosure Policy Remains in Full Effect

ACLU of Alabama’s Parole Watch Report Investigates Alabama’s Historic Low Parole Grant Rate

Gov’t Accounting Office Make Recommendations for Change in Pretrial Release Location Monitoring

COURT WATCH: Man Charged with Resisting Arrest After Collapsing from Shoulder Pain

COURT WATCH: Accused Gets Deal, But Judge Tells Him to Start Paying Fine Soon, Despite Being Unhoused and Facing Financial Hardship

2023 Vanguard Justice Awards Gala Sponsors

Tuesday Update: Yet Another Bomb Threat in Davis

Change is Good–As Long As the Changes Are Too

Change is Good–As Long As the Changes Are Too

Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Wasn’t 2014 School Board Election About GATE?

Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Wasn’t 2014 School Board Election About GATE?

AIM-Gate in the Making: A Parade of Follies

AIM-Gate in the Making: A Parade of Follies

Potential Health Effects of Wi-Fi in Our Schools

Potential Health Effects of Wi-Fi in Our Schools

Analysis: In a Way the Community Never Moved On From Peterson…

Analysis: In a Way the Community Never Moved On From Peterson…

School Board Candidate Question #5: Nancy Peterson Aftermath

School Board Candidate Question #5: Nancy Peterson Aftermath

Vanguard Analysis: The Race for Third for School Board?

Vanguard Analysis: The Race for Third for School Board?

Vanguard School Board Question #2: Common Core

Vanguard School Board Question #2: Common Core

Meet the School Board Candidates (Video)

Meet the School Board Candidates (Video)

School Board Candidates on the Achievement Gap

School Board Candidates on the Achievement Gap

DJUSD Forum Addresses Transparency, LGBT Issues and DHS Starting Time

DJUSD Forum Addresses Transparency, LGBT Issues and DHS Starting Time

Should the School District Allow the Parcel Taxes to Expire?

Should the School District Allow the Parcel Taxes to Expire?

School Board Candidates Meet at Vanguard-DMA Forum (Video Now Posted)

School Board Candidates Meet at Vanguard-DMA Forum (Video Now Posted)

DJUSD Candidate Pool Swells to Eight But Fernandes Still Unopposed

DJUSD Candidate Pool Swells to Eight But Fernandes Still Unopposed

Five DJUSD Board Candidates File Financials; Sunder Leads the Way with $18,000 Raised

Five DJUSD Board Candidates File Financials; Sunder Leads the Way with $18,000 Raised

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