Marysville board discusses conflicting ideas
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November 22, 2025

Marysville board discusses conflicting ideas

By Chad Williamson 

It’s hard to imagine the agenda for Thursday’s Marysville school board meeting was compiled in a vacuum.

Some of the most compelling actions at the meeting came back-to-back, creating a sort of one-two-punch of educational ideas.

A discussion on the future use of artificial intelligence (AI) in th...

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