Emily Lavin
What I cover
Emily was The Ark's assistant editor and special sections editor, and she reported on youth and education, including the Reed Union and Tamalpais Union school districts.
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Tam high schools district asks voters for $190 parcel-tax increase, extension
ELECTION 2020: MEASURE B — The Tamalpais Union High School District is asking voters to approve a 10-year parcel-tax increase and renewal...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Tiburon parent with background in research is named to school board
The Reed Union School District board has filled its interim fifth seat with a district parent who heads her own digital marketing firm....
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New plan for Strawberry seminary site, new leadership at rec
LOOKING BACK AT 2019: STRAWBERRY — Discussion of the proposed development at the former seminary site in Strawberry cooled off...
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Oxford is reported target of Strawberry seminary-site talks
The owner of the former seminary site in Strawberry has unveiled a revamped plan that would bring a graduate school with some 350-700...
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Longtime member of Reed schools board resigns, creating immediate vacancy
Longtime Reed Union School District board member Dana Linker Steele has resigned from her position one year before her term was set to...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Training teaches Del Mar school students to give hands-only CPR, stanch blood loss
Groves, a nurse who works as a program coordinator for Marin County Health and Human Services’ Emergency Medical Services Agency, visited...
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In its latest rehearing after apparent string of meetings violations, Strawberry board recommends ap
The Strawberry Recreation District board has recommended an active community member with a background in finance be appointed to fill its...
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Reed district board approves new fencing, gates at Bel Aire school
Bel Aire Elementary School will get new fencing and gates in front of its main office as part of a plan to make the campus more secure —...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Tam high-school district eyes March ballot for tax increase, extension
The Tamalpais Union High School District is poised to place a 10-year parcel-tax increase and extension on the March 2020 ballot that...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Measure E: Reed district voters pass parcel-tax renewal
A 12-year parcel-tax renewal and extension the Reed Union School District says is vital to retaining teachers and maintaining programs...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Measure E: Reed district asks voters to renew and extend existing parcel tax
Tiburon Peninsula voters will decide Nov. 5 whether to renew and extend an existing Reed Union School District parcel tax officials say...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Reed Union schools board asks for more info before approving fences
The Reed Union School District is considering installing fencing and gates at the front of Bel Aire Elementary and Del Mar Middle schools...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Pickleball players can now hit the court at Strawberry rec district
Before Maggie Mason started playing pickleball, she had some preconceived notions about the sport, which combines elements of tennis,...
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Students in Reed schools maintain high scores on state testing
The Reed Union School District’s 2019 standardized test scores ticked up slightly in English and held steady in math, with the district’s...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Runners hit downtown for annual Tiburon Half Marathon, 10K and 5K
Ryan Aytay of Tiburon was the top local finisher in the sixth annual Tiburon Half Marathon on Sept. 29, coming in 12th overall and sixth...
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Del Mar School teacher uses own creation to teach kids basic circuitry
One of the first projects students tackled this year in Nate MacDonald’s Del Mar Middle School design lab was building self-moving Lego...
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Three Bel Aire School water fountains get fixes after testing shows traces of lead
Three drinking fountains at Bel Aire Elementary School are getting new pipes and fixtures after testing revealed the water contained...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Tiburon cancer survivor leads fundraising to launch yoga program at Benioff hospital
Seventeen-year-old Zoe Babikian, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma just over a year ago, found special comfort from nurse Kate...
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Reed school district aims to reduce chronic absenteeism in new year
As kids filed back onto Reed Union School District campuses last month to start the new school year, administrators and teachers had long...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Ex-general manager sues Strawberry Recreation District, alleging wrongful termination
The former general manager of the Strawberry Recreation District is suing the public agency for wrongful termination, alleging she was...
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