Barrington Unit District 220 is mulling whether it’s the right time to embark on a program to teach Mandarin in its elementary schools.
Driving the discussion is a five-year, $1.5 million federal grant District 220 can have to expand its Mandarin instruction, which is starting its second years in the middle and high schools.
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