by James Ritch | Mar 31, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton County Public Schools plans to restructure its TECH Center, and it has nothing to do with computer labs or new technology. TECH stands for Teach Every Child Holistically and refers to Northampton’s alternative education program for...
by James Ritch | Feb 20, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Northampton school board voted unanimously Feb. 13 to pilot a restorative discipline program in kindergarten through second grade, but a former school board member questioned whether the decision was informed enough to ensure the program’s...
by James Ritch | Nov 26, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton school board members Jo Ann Molera and Nancy Proto are concerned that restorative justice, an alternative form of school discipline that could be used to reduce high suspension rates, was unfairly characterized in a survey recently...