Keri Brenner
Marin IJ
California, United States
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College of Marin sets groundbreaking for Bolinas marine lab project
After years of debate and planning, the school is preparing to start construction on a new $5.4 million research and education center. → Read More
San Rafael teachers, district take contract standoff to next level
Negotiators failed to resolve the dispute over elementary faculty pay raises after more than 20 hours of mediated talks. → Read More
Novato schools parcel tax OK’d, Mill Valley council hopeful Joachim leading
Novato’s parcel tax, which is one of the lowest rates among the Marin school districts, expires June 30. → Read More
Marin high schools promote equity with prom attire
Organizers are collecting donated formalwear to mitigate the financial barriers to attending the spring galas. → Read More
Sausalito resolution opposes school district creek project
The city and environmentalists want Willow Creek to flow through the middle of the elementary campus, while education officials want it at the perimeter. → Read More
Marin environmental groups seek redo of Sausalito school creek plan
The Sierra Club Marin Group, along with Friends of Willow Creek, the Marin Conservation League and the Sausalito City Council, are calling for to redesign plans for unearthing the now-subterranean … → Read More
Marin public pensions foster equity, UC study finds
The Center for Labor Research and Education has issued the third part of its examination of public sector compensation in the county. → Read More
San Marin student group faults response to alleged racial slurs
The Anti-Racist Student Union on campus says administrators have made a “lackluster” effort to root out bigoted conduct in athletic programs. → Read More
Lagunitas School District considers program merger
The teachers for the Montessori program and the open classroom format have already started collaborating and are finding the two methods compatible, according to the superintendent. → Read More
San Rafael schools teacher contract talks stuck on pay issue
Both sides said they are hopeful that a third mediation session, scheduled for Tuesday, will result in an agreement. → Read More
Novato families, educators protest charter school petition
Opponents of the program spoke out during an appeal hearing before the Marin County Board of Education. → Read More
Ross Valley School District fills vacant board seat
The trustees selected Daniel Cassidy, an adjunct business professor at Dominican University of California in San Rafael, to finish the term of Marie Henrio. → Read More
Sausalito Marin City School District superintendent to exit
Itoco Garcia will step down at the end of the school year in what he and the trustees described as a mutual agreement. → Read More
Mill Valley School District hires superintendent recruiter
A Los Angeles-area firm with a history of work for Marin districts will seek a successor for Kimberly Berman, who is leaving in June. → Read More
Fairfax kids’ center, school district spar over appraisal
The Ross Valley School District is seeking enrollment data from the Fairfax-San Anselmo Children’s Center to substantiate a potential price reduction. → Read More
Novato school district hires new superintendent
Novato resident Tracy Smith, the superintendent at the Rincon Valley Union School District in Santa Rosa, will start her new position on July 1. → Read More
San Rafael teachers stage protest over pay dispute
Certificated employees in the elementary district are seeking a 14% raise for the current school year, while the district is offering 4.7%. → Read More
Sausalito Marin City schools receive strong bond rating
Alyssa Farrell, S&P’s primary credit analyst on the bond issue, said the firm based its rating on the district’s recent fiscal turnaround. → Read More
Mill Valley school board to mull hiring superintendent search firm
Last month, the school board announced a separation agreement had been reached with Kimberly Berman, who is in the first year of her second three-year contract. → Read More
Lagunitas skateboard park benefit concert set this month
Tommy Guerrero, a noted skateboarder and musician, will perform on Feb. 26 in Fairfax. → Read More