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School Board Weekly Question 5: School Restorative Discipline and Conflict...
Every week until the election, we will have a question for the DJUSD School Board Candidates. We have a word limit of roughly 350. Please also see the Vanguard Candidate’s forum from Sunday,...
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Guest Commentary: A Different Candidate Teaching Technology Taxpayers
By Jose J. Granda, PhD The time has come to have a dialog with your readers about my candidacy and also about Measure H. We will address the latter on a follow up article. I am running for the Davis...
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School Board Hears Mental Health Services Update
By Nicholas von Wettberg Working to ensure the social and emotional health of all students has become a point of emphasis for the entire Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD). That was evident...
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Letter: Deeply Concerned by AIM/GATE Test Debacle
by Shun “Sean” Yao I am deeply troubled and frustrated by the recent AIM-test debacle. On 9/27, DJUSD administered OLSAT, an AIM/GATE test for third-graders. OLSAT contains 65 questions, is 40-minute...
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Letters in Support of Bob Poppenga For School Board
7 reasons to vote for Poppenga These are seven reasons why I am voting for Bob Poppenga for the Davis school board: Bob would be the only scientist on the school board. A 21st-century school board...
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Student Center Provides Opportunities for Low Income and Special Needs Kids
Madhavi Sunder gives remarks with John Bowes and her board colleagues to her left by Madhavi Sunder (Editor’s note: Board President Madhavi Sunder delivered these brief remarks on Tuesday at the DHS...
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Guest Commentary: Measure H, A Minimum $4,960 Commitment Why Vote No
By Jose J. Granda, PhD I appreciate the opportunity to have a dialog with your readers about this important issue to our community. It may take this article and perhaps others to fully discuss this...
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Guest Commentary: Time For Change On Board
By Katherine Unger While I voted for Trustee Susan Lovenburg previously, I have been disappointed with many of her decisions. Lovenburg sided with her fellow board trustee, Nancy Peterson, who...
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Guest Commentary: Vote YES on Measure H to Continue Our Tradition of...
By Martha Beetley, Debra Brayton, Nora Brazil, Greg Brucker, Elizabeth Campi, Ryan Davis, Joe DiNunzio, Lori Duisenberg, Lucas Frerichs, Richard Harris, Hiram Jackson, Joy Klineberg, Jean Kridl,...
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School Board Weekly Question 6: The AIM Program
Every week until the election, we will have a question for the DJUSD School Board Candidates. We have a word limit of roughly 350. Please also see the Vanguard Candidate’s forum from Sunday,...
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Sunday Commentary: District Fumbles AIM Testing Snafu
Earlier this week, a parent sent in a letter to the Vanguard. The parent was clearly unhappy that a large number of students had their OLSAT tests invalidated, it appeared, because of inconsistent...
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Board to Monitor Achievement Gap Progress
By Nicholas von Wettberg It should be an eventful next few weeks for the Davis school board, which meets on Thursday at the Community Chambers. One of the action/discussion items on the meeting agenda...
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Letters in Support of Bob Poppenga
Poppenga for Davis schools I’m going to vote for Bob Poppenga for the Davis school board. Here’s why: I met Bob at a community event and was impressed by his warmth and the time he had for everyone. He...
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Guest Commentary: AIM – The Elephant in the Room
By Ann Block No one seems to be talking about the elephant in the room – with regard to the DJUSD school board election. A minority of very outspoken parents who are angry about reforms made to the...
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School Board Weekly Question 7: The Achievement Gap
Every week until the election, we will have a question for the DJUSD School Board Candidates. We have a word limit of roughly 350. This is the final question. Please also see the Vanguard...
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Board Attempts to Narrow Achievement Gap
By Nicholas von Wettberg Thursday night’s Davis School Board meeting inside the Community Chambers ran longer than usual, hitting the four-hour mark. The extra time, however, was spent thriftily on the...
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Guest Commentary: In This School Board Election, Look to the Future
By Joseph Biello In this school board election, the voters have an opportunity to truly consider which educational opportunities will prepare Davis children for the 21st century. Bob Poppenga is a...
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Election Day Commentary: Speaking Out of Turn on H
It is Election Day and, to be honest, I have no idea who is going to get elected to the school board. I think challenger Bob Poppenga has run a very strong race, but both Susan Lovenburg and Alan...
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Poppenga Cruises to School Board Victory as Measure H Tops 71%
The biggest local race of note was the DJUSD School Board race and, with all of the precincts reporting, the results show that challenger Bob Poppenga has cruised to a first place finish, finishing...
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Commentary: A Turning Point in the Election and AIM
The DJUSD election was difficult to predict – it was clear that Bob Poppenga was running a strong campaign, it was not clear that both he and Alan Fernandes would unseat Susan Lovenburg. But there...
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