The debate that led to Wister’s conversion to a charter school raised questions of politics, access and influence. And it pitted Philadelphia neighbors against one another.

As principal, Jovan tries to find a balance between Mastery's “no excuses” culture and the “love and positivity” mission he envisions based on his own traumatic childhood.

Wister’s 5th grade students see themselves reflected in a faculty that has adopted a civil rights mission. And Jovan makes a major personal decision.

Parkway Center City High School students invite Philadelphia lawmakers to forum on gun violence and racial discrimination.

The AFT, a 1.7 million-member national union, is dropping the bank as a recommended mortgage lender, to which it currently channels more than 20,000 AFT mortgages.

The ACLU suit says the system discriminates against students who are poor, disabled or learning English because it doesn’t provide the extra funding they need to succeed.

For the second time in as many months, high school students around the country walked out of school to protest gun violence and call for more gun control.

You Shouldn't Be Here: The story of Jovan Weaver and Wister Elementary

The hunt for the next chemical weapon attack could start at a laboratory at Delaware State University in Dover.

The bill would require all colleges and universities to send students annual notices on how much debt they're collecting.

Paymon Rouhanifard was appointed to the post in 2013 by then Gov. Chris Christie.

Time of 'hot peace' is frightening, but not as scary as Cuban missile crisis of 1962, diplomat says.

Though recent state test scores paint a rosier picture, new results from a respected national test suggest Philadelphia students haven't made big strides.

A national survey of college students found 36 percent struggle to find enough to eat or have a safe place to live.

Philly's community school initiative will be smaller and take longer to expand than initially projected. Still, the dozen schools already named are forging ahead.