Articles filed under Barrington Area Unit District 220
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Dist. 220 forced to pass temporary budgetSep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Faced with both a looming legal deadline to approve an annual budget and a big blank space on the salaries line as negotiations over a new teachers' contract continue, B...
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Cook County briefsSep 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Health care forums Wed.: Two separate groups are hosting forum on health care reform Wednesday in Elk Grove Village and Lincolnshire, respectively. A grass-roots group c...
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Saturday Soapbox: Profanity is bleeping unnecessarySep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Bleeping unnecessary: While we might not like it, we understand we live in a more profane, in-your-face world these days. But do we need the profanity that really doesn'...
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Dist. 220 teachers win grantsSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Several Barrington Unit District 220 teachers have won grants from the district's nonprofit Educational Foundation for the fall semester to help fund projects for innova...
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To watch or not to watch? Schools give options for Obama speechSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - When President Barack Obama speaks directly to schoolchildren at 11 a.m. next Tuesday, some children will choose to skip it - and that's OK with several Northwest suburb...
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Obama back-to-school address a matter of debate for local districtsSep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Some suburban school districts were kept busy Wednesday clarifying their positions on a controversial back-to-school Webcast next Tuesday by President Barack Obama. Barr...
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Group helps Dist. 220 tackle mental health stigmaSep 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Shattered by two teen suicides at the end of last school year, the Barrington-area community is beginning the new year with an organized approach to recognizing and addr...
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Barrington mental health task force to launch TuesdayAug 31, 2009 11:00 pm - A new, community-based mental health task force will be introduced publicly at Barrington Unit District 220's board meeting Tuesday night. The agency, H.E.R.E. in Barrin...
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Barrington fifth-graders win fight to bring back chocolate milkAug 30, 2009 11:00 pm - What began as a school lesson in good nutrition has expanded to include democracy, diplomacy and community activism as well. Unhappy about the year-old ban on flavored m...
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Text-message contest, bands, games all on deck for 1st-time youth eventAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - A text-messaging contest, rock-climbing, games, prizes and a battle of the bands are highlights of Rock the Cause - the first major event hosted by the newly formed Alex...