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Perhaps we Americans are overly confident in the belief that our constitutional rights, including the First Amendment right to free speech, are inviolate. more
Get ready, Freeport residents, because it’s almost time for the Board of Education election on May 16. This year there are five candidates vying for two seats on the board. Residents will also have … more
Next Tuesday, May 16, is the day that eligible voters across New York state can vote on school district budgets . . . more
My friend Judy Heumann died March 4 in Washington, D.C., where she lived. Her name might not mean too much to many of you. But to thousands, and I do mean thousands, of people who struggle every day with physical disabilities, her name is gold. more
The Freeport Board of Education hosted an exciting meeting at J.W. Dodd Middle School, marking the first board meeting being held in a variety of school buildings — a practice that was stopped during the COVID-19 pandemic. more
The war on local school boards, teaching and history is escalating as conservative activists and Republican politicians prepare for the 2022 congressional midterm elections. more
Despite the challenges caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Freeport school district has developed a thorough plan for the $195 million budget proposed for the 2021-22 school … more
There is a storm brewing, and your child’s school is in its cross hairs. It’s not a hurricane or a tornado. It’s a fiscal tsunami, and it’s going to devastate the education system on Long Island unless Albany steps up and acts. more
Nassau BOCES named Vilma Lancaster, the vice president of the Freeport Union Free School District Board of Education, as one of the recipients of their 2020 Education Partner Awards.  The … more
Freeport voters approved the school district's 2019-20 budget by a vote of 986 to 293. In other news, newcomers Maria Jordan-Awalom and Gabriela Castillow were elected to the Board of Education. more
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