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Around the country, conservative groups have harnessed parental angst to gain seats on school boards. Liberals see a threat to public education and have scrambled to keep up.
The results of the Barrington 220 school board race were as divisive as the campaign. Two incumbents appear to have held onto their seats, while none of the candidates from the slate endorsed by ACTION Pac won spots on the school board.
Two incumbents and one newcomer held a slight edge in the contentious Barrington Community Unit District 220 board of education race late Tuesday.
Some races for Northwest suburban and Lake County municipal offices and school boards have generated controversy -- and more than a little public attention -- ahead of Tuesday's election.
Two years ago, school board races across the suburbs drew long lines of candidates galvanized by mask mandates and remote learning. This election cycle, school board hopefuls from Wheaton to Palatine have refocused their energy on heated debates over library books, lessons on racism and the role of parents in deciding what is taught in classrooms.