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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Latest from Emily
Measure B: Tam school district board backs new $289-million bond measure
The Tamalpais Union High School District will ask voters to approve a $289-million bond measure in November, money officials say is...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Tamalpais Union High School District plans for $289-million bond measure
The Tamalpais Union High School District plans to place a scaled-back $289-million bond measure on the ballot this November, with...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Tam high school district considers even lower bond measure for November ballot
The Tamalpais Union High School district has further pared down a potential facilities bond measure in hopes of winning voter approval in...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Reed school district approves $29-million budget for fiscal 2025
The Reed Union School District will dip slightly into the red in fiscal 2025 as it doles out 8% raises to its teachers and staff and...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Rotary Club honors its Reed district, St. Hilary’s educators of the year
Reed Elementary School reading specialist Michelle Lee and St. Hilary Catholic School librarian and director of religious education Lisa...
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Tam district to consider even-lower bond after tepid poll results
A poll of Tamalpais Union High School District voters has revealed tepid support for a scaled-back facilities bond measure, leaving...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Reed district recognizes stand-out teachers, staff at year-end ceremony
Jennifer Chitsaz is the kind of teacher all educators should aspire to be, says Bel Aire Elementary School Principal John DiCosmo. She’s...
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Tam district mulls reduced $440-milbond measure for November election
After its $517-million facilities bond measure was narrowly rejected at the polls in March, the Tamalpais Union High School District is...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Reed schools foundation kicks off annual spring fundraising push
The Foundation for Reed Schools’ annual spring fundraiser begins this week with an online auction and continues next week with an...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Retired St. Hilary teacher celebrated for her positive attitude, passion for students
When Betsy Shelton Hooker reflects on her more than two decades teaching at St. Hilary School, one word comes to mind: joy. Working with...
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Del Mar students to perform ‘Newsies Jr.’ April 3-4
It’s one for all and all for one in the Del Mar Middle School production of “Newsies Jr.,” which tells the story of a scrappy group of...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Del Mar Middle School recognized as a California Distinguished School for 2024
Del Mar Middle School has been named a 2024 California Distinguished School in recognition of its “exceptional student performance.” The...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Measure A: Residents will vote on $517 million bond for high schools
Tiburon Peninsula residents will be among those voting March 5 on a $517-million bond measure to modernize the Tamalpais Union High...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Reed district IDs portables, libraries as part of long-term improvements
Installing air conditioning, replacing portable classrooms with permanent buildings and transforming school libraries into interactive...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Tiburon resident’s decades-long conservation efforts include push to preserve the Martha property
Jerry Riessen has long envisioned the swath of undeveloped land on the Tiburon ridge as a regional conservation zone, stretching...
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Students test engineering skills in Del Mar robotics class
Students in Del Mar Middle School’s advanced robotics class watch closely as the Bearded Dragon, the robot they’ve spent the past three...
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Reed district students make math gains on standardized testing
Students in the Reed Union School District once again achieved high marks on their annual standardized tests, with English scores holding...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Reed district mom seeks changes to new playgrounds that sideline daughter with disabilities
Editor’s note — This article won fifth place for best coverage of education in the California News Publishers Association’s 2023...
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Belvedere resident launches new space for Marin’s teens
Editor’s note — This article won an honorable mention for best nonprofile feature story in the National Newspaper Association’s 2024...
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Award-winning Ark photographer Edward Elliot Karlan was ‘a face of the paper’
Edward Elliot Karlan, an award-winning freelance news photographer who for nearly 25 years documented life on the Tiburon Peninsula for...
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