The Philadelphia School District will now be led by Tony Watlington, the superintendent of Rowan-Salisbury Schools in North Carolina, the district announced Friday morning. Watlington will take over ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Board of Education announced Friday that Dr. Tony Watlington has been named the next superintendent for the School District of Philadelphia. He is currently Superintendent ...

Tony Watlington wasn’t naive. He knew about the challenges. “The issues with facilities, asbestos, clean water — none of those surprised me,” he says. These were to be expected in a school district as ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- In his first sit-down interview with Action News, the School District of Philadelphia's new superintendent revealed he wants to build on the work of previous Superintendent Dr.

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

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Dr. Tony Watlington will deliver his first State of Public Education address Tuesday at 10 a.m. While many improvements have been ...

Dr. Tony Watlington will succeed Dr. William Hite as the next superintendent of Philadelphia schools, the board and Mayor Jim Kenney announced on April 1, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) Dr. Tony ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- It's nearly a year in the making. Tony Watlington, the Superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia, unveiled a new, five-year strategic plan to improve the district. "I ...

The School District of Philadelphia's six-month search for William Hite's successor concluded Friday with the Board of Education naming Tony Watlington as the next superintendent of the city's public ...