Articles filed under Barrington Area Unit District 220
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How educators are trying to keep bullying at bay in mask-optional school districtsFeb 12, 2022 12:00 am - Attend any of the suburban school board meetings in the wake of last weekend's downstate court ruling on masking in schools, and parents on either side of the debate lik...
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North Barrington woman seeks to unseat U.S. Rep. Mike QuigleyJan 28, 2022 12:00 am - A North Barrington woman who ran for a local school board seat last year has turned her sights on Congress. Malgorzata McGonigal has filed paperwork with the Federal Ele...
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Dist. 220's first Black teacher discovers her great-great-uncle was a trailblazer in Arlington HeightsJan 17, 2022 4:30 am - Sharon LeCompte was a college student at Illinois State University in 1968 when the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated — a time when her history professor beli...
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District 220 authorizes temporary pay hike for substitutes as COVID surgesJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - Barrington Area Unit District 220 has authorized its superintendent to increase the pay for substitute teachers to help ensure there are enough educators for each classr...
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'That city is in great hands': Barrington teachers, staffers share memories of Boston's mayor-electNov 04, 2021 1:00 am - Boston is older than the state of Illinois, but it was up to Barrington schools in the 21st century to produce that city's first mayor who was not a white man. Michelle ...
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District 220 leaders discuss efforts to close 'achievement gaps'Sep 30, 2021 5:05 am - Barrington Area Unit School District 220 encourages all students to be successful, but the achievements haven't always been equal among its diverse student body, the dis...
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District 220 leaders aim to build on pandemic's lessons to enhance in-person learningSep 13, 2021 1:00 am - Barrington Area Unit District 220 leaders say they're building on lessons learned during the pandemic to enhance the in-person school experience for students. "Our top p...
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Mask-optional schools in suburbs reverse course, say they'll obey governor's mandateAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - Suburban school districts that had made face coverings optional for their students and employees backtracked Wednesday, saying they won't defy Gov. J.B. Pritzker's state...
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After lengthy debate, no final decision on District 220 mask policyJul 22, 2021 1:00 am - A crowded and five-hour Barrington Area Unit District 220 board meeting ended late Wednesday night with members unable to settle on a final policy for masks when student...
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As state says unvaccinated kids should wear masks, here's what suburban schools are doing so farJul 20, 2021 1:00 am - School districts across the region are diverging on whether to require students to wear masks when they return to classes next month as parents pressure educators from b...