by James Ritch | Feb 3, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton County Public Schools (NCPS) has the opportunity to cooperate with Eastern Shore Community College (ESCC) to provide adults on the Shore another option for getting a high school diploma beside the GED (general education diploma). Amy...
by James Ritch | Jan 20, 2022 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – The Eastern Shore celebrated Community Unity and Martin Luther King Jr. Day virtually again this year with two events, one online and another on the radio, organized by the Eastern Shore NAACP, Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore, and Northampton...
by James Ritch | Oct 1, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton public schools enrollment has increased to at least 1,325, Superintendent Eddie Lawrence said Sept. 24. Fewer than 1,200 students attended Northampton public schools either online or in person during the first two weeks of school; the...
by James Ritch | May 14, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic have led Northampton County Public Schools to trim every inch of fat from its fiscal year 2021 budget, down to the “bare bones,” school board members said during a May 7 meeting. Chief Financial...
by James Ritch | Mar 5, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Northampton County Public Schools proposed budget for fiscal year 2021 totals more than $22 million and includes a 4% raise for all teachers and staff, plus more money for health insurance for eligible positions. “If we’re going to hire...
