The longtime councilman’s resignation marks the last step before Kenney officially enters the 2015 mayoral race.

State Senator Anthony Hardy Williams’s support for charter schools has made him some unusual allies.

Philadelphia's public schools face an $81 million budget deficit.

Pennsylvania is part of a minority of states that does not have a minimum wage over the federal standard.

Trujillo’s exit comes as a surprise to observers who saw the political outsider as a wild-card candidate.

College senior and community college transfer Emanuel Martinez weighs in on the new proposal. 

Obama proposed free community college, increased cybersecurity and bipartisanship.

Roughly 7,000 people, including students from Penn, marched through Philadelphia yesterday as a part of #ReclaimMLK Day

Pedro Rivera is a Philadelphia native and former teacher and principal in the School District of Philadelphia. 

The Supreme Court will hear an appeal to the 6th circuit’s decision to uphold gay marriage bans.

Philadelphia will face a range of pressing issues in 2015, and a new mayor will be at the forefront of it all. 

Of the legion of Penn benefactors and gift givers, no two may be more infamous than David and Charles Koch. The famous industrialist siblings contributed more than $12.7 million to 163 colleges and universities in 2012.

When Chris Hedges was uninvited to the IAA's peace conference, he wrote a subsequent denunciation of the student group. But the conflict could potentially be explained by deficient communication.

Following President Barack Obama's announcement of resumed Cuba trade, Wharton will host the Cuba Opportunity Summit in New York City.

Other Ivies accommodated law students on a case-by-case basis

Recently, my fellow columnist Yessenia Gutierrez wrote about challenging the misguided notions about low-income students being “privileged” and “lucky” for not having to pay tuition.

With Philadelphia mayoral election gaining citywide momentum in anticipation for the Democratic primary on May 19, Penn students are at risk from being shut out of the process.