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Participants in the 13th Annual Freedom Cares Peace March streamed through an arc of yellow balloons as they started their route on Saturday morning.

13th annual Freeport Cares Peace March sends unifying message

The Freeport Public Schools and Freeport Cares held their 13th annual Peace March Saturday with students, local officials, residents and faculty walking in advocacy of peace and against violence, prejudice and injustice. more

Brandon Allen and Reine Bethany | 6/16/22

Maria Jordan-Awalom regained her seat on the Freeport School Board, and newcomer Shuron Jackson will fill outgoing trustee Gabriela Castillo's seat.

Freeport school budget approved; Jordan-Awalom is re-elected

A heated race for two Freeport school board seats ended with board President Maria Jordan-Awalom recapturing her seat, while the seat left vacant by departing board Vice President Gabriela Castillo went to 23-year-old Shuron Jackson. Meanwhile, the school budget passed handily, with 1,269 voting in favor and 542 opposed. more

By Reine Bethany | 5/18/22

Jacques Butler: ”The future of our children is imperative.” Ben Jackson: “We need to expand vocational schooling." Shuron Jackson: “It’s important that we have diversity of thought on the school board.” Maria Jordan-Awalom: “I know I can do so much more as a school board member.”

Meet Freeport’s school board candidates

As the schools pull out of the pandemic, candidates in the Freeport Board of Education election can finally focus on non-Covid-related matters. Election day is May 17, and two seats on the board are being contested. more

By Reine Bethany | 5/5/22

The Columbus Avenue Elementary School Little Learners Club made blizzards using water, oil, white paint and glitter.

Lots of learning fun for Columbus Avenue Little Learners Club

The Little Learners Club after-school program at Columbus Avenue Elementary School has been learning about a variety of different scientific themes this winter. more

3/3/22

At a news conference on Jan. 6, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed an executive order requiring school districts to vote in January on whether to require masks in classrooms.

Freeporters debate masks in schools

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed executive orders on Jan. 6 directing local boards of education to vote in January on whether their districts should mandate mask use, while also lifting the mask mandate for all county agencies and the state's temporary mask mandate in public places. more

by Cristina Arroyo-Rodriguez, Scott Brinton, Reine Bethany and Jeff Bessen | 1/13/22

Grab n Go meals will be available for pickup from Freeport High School, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, Monday through Friday the week starting Monday, Jan. 3.

Freeport schools go remote first week of 2022

The Freeport school district will keep its students home during school days Jan. 3-7, making the first week of the new year seem all too much like the beginning of 2021. The announcement was … more

By Reine Bethany | 12/30/21

Freeport High School and all other schools in the Freeport Public School district remained open until the start of the holidays.

How Freeport schools are facing Omicron

Several area schools abruptly switched to remote learning in the last week before the winter break in response to the rise of positive Covid-19 cases on Long Island since Thanksgiving. more

By Reine Bethany | 12/24/21

School Board President Maria Jordan-Awalom, right, clarified the board’s view of the Cleveland Avenue Field controversy at the Oct. 6 meeting at Caroline G. Atkinson School. At left was School Superintendent Dr. Kishore Kuncham.

Cleveland Avenue controversy deepens

A fundamental disagreement between Freeport’s village and school boards over the legal status of the Cleveland Avenue Field has prompted litigation from both sides, and ignited confusion and controversy among Freeport residents. more

By Reine Bethany | 10/21/21

School administrators ushered students and families across South Brookside Avenue at the start of the seventh annual Peace Walk.

Peace Walk unites, then Fun Day raises $30K

When a school system can demonstrate its hopes for peace to its community, and on the same day raise more than $30,000 for scholarships and teaching grants, that’s a good day in Freeport. more

By Reine Bethany | 10/1/21

The Freeport School District Board of Education presented the tentative 2021-22 budget.

Freeport School District presents $194M budget

The Freeport School District presented a $194 million budget proposal for the 2021-22 school year in a series of workshops this month. If passed, the spending plan, nearly $6 million larger than … more

By Ronny Reyes | 3/26/21

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