Philadelphia School Superintendent Tony B. Watlington sits down for his first interview on City Cast Philly. He talks about student safety, especially given the recent killing of a student on his way to school; the new process for closing schools, which has not gone well in the past; and how the district is beginning to implement the mayor’s plan for year-round schools.
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