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
Two Del Mar Middle School students test positive for COVID-19
Two sixth-graders at Del Mar Middle School have tested positive for COVID-19, district officials said last week, forcing their respective...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Marin supervisors reject bid to halt EIR for ex-seminary development in Strawberry
The latest plan to redevelop the former seminary site in Strawberry will proceed with environmental review over the objection of...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Tiburon school cohort is notified of ‘close contact’ with case of COVID-19
The families of one fifth-grade cohort at Bel Aire Elementary School were notified last week that someone in the group had been in “close...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Measure M: Tam high schools parcel tax winning easy approval
The Tamalpais Union High School District’s proposed nine-year parcel-tax renewal is headed for an emphatic victory in the Nov. 3...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Harlander, Loebbaka winning race for Tam high schools board
Incumbents Leslie Harlander and Karen Loebbaka appear to have come out on top in the five-way race for two seats on the Tamalpais Union...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Webb, Jaffee lead in Reed schools board race
Voters in the Reed Union School District appear to have elected incumbent Liz Webb and newcomer Jacqueline Jaffee to four-year terms on...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Marin supervisors to consider halting environmental review of plans for former seminary in Strawberr
The Marin Board of Supervisors is set to weigh in on whether the latest plans to redevelop the former seminary site in Strawberry are...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Reed district schools delay five-day-a-week return to class
Students at Reed and Bel Aire elementary schools are now set to return to campus five days a week in mid-December, a month later than...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Reed district considers delay to five-day-a-week in-person class
After months of distance learning, students filed back onto Reed Union School District campuses part-time last week — but a full-time...
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Reed district board candidates talk about pandemic, inclusion at candidate forum
The four candidates vying for two seats on the Reed Union School District board of trustees generally found common ground on key issues...
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Strawberry board: ‘Hell no’ to ex-seminary plan; county pushes project ahead anyway
The latest plan to develop the former seminary site in Strawberry is headed for environmental review, despite the community’s Design...
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Five-day-a-week return to class could come as soon as Nov. 9
Kids in the Reed Union School District are set to return to class part-time the week of Oct. 5 and could be back on campus five days a...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Virus rules halt Tiburon Peninsula's Yellow Bus Challenge as officials plan for next year
The Tiburon Peninsula’s yellow-bus program will not take to the road this year amid the coronavirus pandemic, but the officials in charge...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Reed school district drops provider over racist and sexist lessons
The Reed Union School District has abruptly dropped its long-term distance-learning program just one week into the 2020-2021 school year...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Reed district won’t seek waiver for early return to classrooms
Reed Union School District Superintendent Nancy Lynch confirmed late last week the district will not immediately seek a state waiver that...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Reed school district backs phased-in approach to classroom return
The Reed Union School District is moving forward with a five-phase plan designed to safely bring students back to campus amid the...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Resident with broad experience is newest Belvedere councilmember
Since moving to Belvedere six years ago, Sally Wilkinson has worked diligently behind the scenes on many prominent city initiatives. She...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Marin says schools should delay return to classrooms
Amid rising coronavirus cases and hospitalizations across Marin, public-health officials are now reversing course and asking schools to...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Summer camps roll out in smaller groups with daily temperature checks
Kids heading back to summer camp on the Tiburon Peninsula this week will have a full schedule of games, crafts and outdoor sports — all...
By EMILY LAVIN ·Tiburon Peninsula students march to amplify black voices
A group of about 40 Del Mar Middle School students and parents walked Blackie’s Pasture and the Old Rail Trail June 6 to protest racial...
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