Superintendent Tony Watlington talked about scholastic improvement and a new challenge the district may be facing ahead of the State of the Schools address.

The School District of Philadelphia reports some higher scores for third- through eighth-grade students, higher attendance and a lower dropout rate.

A federal immigration raid at a North Philadelphia car wash has put some immigrant communities on edge. The big picture: President Trump is ramping up his promised immigration crackdown with ...

City officials on Wednesday held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil a newly renovated music studio and space for youth at ...

School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Tony Watlington Sr. touted the progress of the eighth largest school district ...

"I am 53 years old, and my English teacher from high school still calls me and gives me instructions,” Mayor Cherelle L.

An 18-year-old Temple University student has died from injuries sustained when he fell from a light pole while celebrating ...

Catholic social teaching on immigration balances three interrelated principles -- the right of persons to migrate in order to sustain their lives and those of their families, the right of a country to ...

Philly’s mayor is “emphatically urging” fans not to climb poles following the death of a Temple student after a fall.

Superintendent Tony Watlington says Philadelphia schools are “turning the corner,” but will national political battles slow ...

The School District of Philadelphia is accelerating,” Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. said. “Long story short, the ...

President Donald Trump announced plans Wednesday to build a massive facility at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba to house deported ...