The news comes three months after City Councilmember Isaiah Thomas called for hearings on the so-called “rubber rooms," where teachers accused of wrongdoing have languished for months or years.

The School District of Philadelphia says new internal procedures have significantly reduced the backlog of teachers placed in ...

The School District of Philadelphia has taken steps in recent months to dramatically reduce the number of backlogged ...

The overhaul comes after complaints about the holding facility's conditions and the waste of keeping educators there for ...

Superintendent Tony Watlington said the district has cleared up a huge share of backlogged cases of alleged teacher misconduct and made other improvements. It’s unclear how many Philadelphia teachers ...

In all, 25,000 students will have the opportunity for six weeks of learning — an expansion of 2,000 students over last year’s ...

The city school district offers students the chance to participate in free career and technical education programs, summer camps, entrepreneurship opportunities, and more.

With less than three months left in the school year, officials announced Wednesday an array of job opportunities and free ...

Tonight will start dry and clear, but areas of low cloud will gradually build in from the east during the second part of the night, leaving mostly cloudy skies by dawn. Saturday Tomorrow morning ...

Superintendent Dr. Tony Watlington laid out his solution to the board on Thursday. "We're being good stewards of the dollars, however, we have a budget shortfall. We're recommending to the board ...

The School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Dr. Tony Watlington said the district faces potentially falling off a financial cliff without increased funding. Watlington presented the ...

After that, there are no guarantees. File - Philadelphia Superintendent Dr. Tony Watlington gave the first-ever State of Public Education address at the High School for the Creative and Performing ...