Articles filed under Barrington Area Unit District 220
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How one poor school in Carpentersville is making big gains on testsJun 23, 2015 5:00 am - Sunny Hill in Carpentersville starts with making sure kids have enough to eat.
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More suburban Latino students taking, scoring higher on AP testsJun 20, 2015 1:00 am - Four years ago, Jaylean Gavina didn't expect to attend college. After all, only one of her parents even finished high school. Gavina, 18, a recent graduate of Larkin Hig...
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A district-by-district look at AP assistance programsJun 20, 2015 1:00 am - Suburban school districts offer a variety of interventions and programs to increase participation in Advanced Placement exams, which for Latinos has more than quadrupled...
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Why local educators want statewide AP standardJun 20, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois does not have a statewide standard for receiving college credit from the College Board Advanced Placement exam. Suburban educators are pushing for one so studen...
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Barrington 220 takes aim at truancy, frequent absencesJun 17, 2015 1:00 am - Hoping to reduce student absences and prevent chronic truancy before it starts, Barrington Area Unit District 220 is adding a new computer software program to track atte...
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2 Barrington High student startups awarded fundingMay 29, 2015 5:30 am - A nonprofit using an app to promote recycling to teens and a company producing covers to slip over athletic cleats to prevent falls and messes received funding at the se...
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Barrington High students in new coding class show off their creationsMay 28, 2015 5:30 am - Students in Barrington High School's new mobile app development course got to show off their final projects Wednesday night, functioning iPhone and iPad apps, at an even...
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Barrington business students ready to make their pitchMay 27, 2015 1:00 am - Five student-run companies will dive into the shark tank and make their case for funding Thursday night at Barrington High School's second Business Incubator Pitch Night...
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4 in 10 Dist. 220 kindergartners enroll in new full-day classMay 20, 2015 5:30 am - Nearly 40 percent of Barrington Area Unit School District 220 kindergarten students have been signed up for the district's new optional full-day program, according to ea...
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Barrington kindergarten teacher passes out after winning Golden AppleMay 12, 2015 1:00 am - How does it feel to win a Golden Apple award? “It's almost enough to make you faint,” said George Vlasis. He would know. The Hough Elementary School teacher passed out a...