Bob Peterson

Rethinking Schools Rethinks Its Future

Milwaukee's nationally known progressive education group faces financial challenges.

Teachers Union Wins Big in Milwaukee School Board Races

Board that once had conservative majority now overwhelmingly liberal.

Milwaukee DSA Congratulates Missy Zombor on Winning MPS School Board Citywide Seat

Milwaukee Election Results

Three open council seats, one municipal judge race, a county board primary and three school board races.

School Board Candidates

Three contested races, including a citywide race.

Sara Geenen Campaign Announces More Than 50 Endorsements From Judges & Elected Officials

Open Enrollment Plummeting at MPS

Down 44% in past decade, while numbers continue to grow for the state.

MPS Embroiled in a Real Food Fight

Student group protests quality of school lunches. School board considers changes.

Teachers Pay May Rise By 8%

Can MPS afford this? Will state funding be enough to prevent teacher shortages?

Three Contested Milwaukee School Board Seats On April Ballot

Plus: two uncontested races. Meet the candidates.

Rethinking Schools Hires First Executive Director

Cierra Kaler-Jones calls it the nation's 'leading publication for racial justice in education.'

Jeff Spence Plans Run for Two City Positions

Former school board member seeks return to board and election as 5th District alderman.

Reflo Welcomes Delegation from Seattle to Showcase Milwaukee’s Green and Healthy Schools

Tours local MPS schools, shadows school project selection process, and meets local partners

Missy Zombor Announces Candidacy for Milwaukee Board of School Directors Citywide Seat

Zombor is endorsed by School Board President and current Citywide Representative Bob Peterson

Renovated Green Bay Playfield Opens

MPS-owned park located near Interstate 43 and Capitol Drive

MPS Proposal Would Grow Green Energy and Jobs for Students

Goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions 45% by 2030 part of state K-12 trend.

Burnham Playfield Reopens To Happy Crowd

Southside park boasts splash pad, playground, futsal and basketball courts, soccer and baseball fields

Flush With Federal Funds, Schools Face Long-Term Drought

MPS, Madison face state funding squeeze and rising costs due to inflation.

Milwaukee Students Ask for Action on Reckless Driving

Mayor Johnson, Chief Norman sit down with sixth-grade students at Roosevelt Middle School.

Meet Milwaukee’s New Mayor Cavalier Johnson

Johnson, first elected Black mayor in Milwaukee history, promises to focus on crime, jobs, neighborhoods and relationship with state.

Students Demand ‘Food Justice’ From MPS

Activist group Youth Empowered in the Struggle demands fresh cooked food in lunches.

MPS Is Still a Capitol Football

Latest proposal to break up school system is latest of such proposals going back decades.

School Voucher Lobby Wants More State Funding

Pushing for more public funding of private schools.

Council Moving To Institute Mask Mandate With No Enforcement

Would apply to all publicly-accessible, indoor businesses and organizations in the City of Milwaukee.

Mandela Barnes Earns Over 100 Endorsements from Wisconsin Elected Officials in Race for U.S. Senate

Barnes Has Built an Unparalleled Statewide Coalition to Defeat Ron Johnson

Eighteen Milwaukee Local Elected Officials Endorse Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes for U.S. Senate

MPS Fights Two Pandemics

COVID-19 and inequality. Lower rates of vaccination and less academic progress for minorities.

School Board Member Moves Into Her District

Aisha Carr won MPS District 4 race though she lived outside district.

Milwaukee Public Schools Welcomes New President and Newly Elected Members

Bob Peterson will serve as Board Chair and Sequanna Taylor will serve as Vice President

How Milwaukee’s School Board Has Changed

More women, more with professional educational experience, and no voucher supporters.

Meet the District 5 School Board Candidates

Alex Brower and Jilly Gokalgandhi compete to replace outgoing school board director Larry Miller.

MPS Board Joins Dozens of Cities, States and Labor Councils in urging Better Relations with Cuba

Goodbye Columbus

And hello Cuba. MPS replaces Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

School Boards Debate Racial Mascots

Tough talk, but Wisconsin Association of School Boards passes watered down resolution.

Contribution to Marcela Garcia of $50

Hybrid Education May Not Work

Some experts say half-virtual, half-in-person classes may actually be worse at spreading COVID-19.

Elected Officials Across the State Join Call for Peaceful and Fair Vote Count

MPS Didn’t End Every Police Program

Three things to know about decision by Milwaukee School Board.

School Leaders Reject Ban On Indian Mascots

Proponents of policy "shocked” and “disappointed” by WI Association of School Boards’ vote.

The Rationale for MPS Referendum

Despite scare stories, ballot initiative asks for annual funding increase of $87 million, not $640 million.

MPS Program Offers “Ambitious Instruction”

Will new approach mean more skills taught or more teaching to the test?

Contribution to Alex Brower of $100

Contribution to Marina Dimitrijevic of $50

Trump Backer Running for Donovan’s Seat

Pentecostal church pastor Eduardo Loera latest to run for south side district where Ald. Donovan retiring.

Who is Bob Peterson?

New Milwaukee school board member is acclaimed educator who doesn’t always agree with teachers union.

7 Numbers That Explain The Election

Neubauer did better yet worse than expected in Milwaukee, which decided statewide race.

Candidates for Supreme Court, School Board

Milwaukeeans will find at least three contested races on the ballot.

Donovan Won’t Run for Re-Election

Fightin' Bob is walking away. Zamarripa and Bielinski likely to run for council seat.

Wisconsin Working Families Party Congratulates Megan O’Halloran on Commanding Primary Victory in Distrcit 8 School Board Race

O’Halloran garnered more than 65 percent of the vote in the three-way race and will face Kathryn Gabor in the spring election on Tuesday, April 2.

Milwaukee Area Labor Council MPS Board of Directors Endorsements

The Milwaukee Area Labor Council has nearly 100 affiliated local unions representing approximately 25,000 workers in the metro Milwaukee area.

Contribution to Bob Peterson of $25

Wisconsin Working Families Party Endorses Slate of Candidates for Milwaukee Board of School Directors to Create Strong Pro-Public School Majority

Electing a school board to serve MPS students; strengthen and fund public education; fight back against ineffective charter programs

City-wide School Board Candidate Bob Peterson announces endorsement from 23 elected officials

The full list of elected officials to have endorsed Bob Peterson for MPS school board represents a broad span of Milwaukee’s neighborhoods.

Contribution to Bob Peterson of $350

Bob Peterson turns in 3,000 nomination signatures for citywide school board race

The 3,000 total is double the required amount of 1,500 signatures.

Contribution to Cavalier Johnson of $50

Contribution to Bob Peterson of $25

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Endorses Bob Peterson for MPS Board of School Directors, Citywide Seat

The election for the Milwaukee Board of School Directors is April 2, 2019, with a possible primary February 19.

Marva Herndon Announces Candidacy for MPS Board of School Directors

Longtime Neighborhood Leader and Public School Activist Pledges Strong Support for MPS Students and Parents

Community Reacts to Driver’s Departure

MPS Superintendent Dr. Darienne Driver announced her last day will be July 6, 2018.

Contribution to David Crowley of $100

Contribution to David Crowley of $100

Charter School Leaders Say Oversight Needed

Republican plan for Milwaukee would allow high-performing charter schools to replicate without any approving authority.

Republican Plan for MPS Attacked

Bonds says plan would be devastating financially and lay off hundreds of staff.

Milwaukee educators vote overwhelmingly to recertify union

Milwaukee teachers, educational assistants, bookkeepers and substitute teachers voted overwhelmingly to recertify the MTEA.

MPS to ‘ring in’ traditional calendar year Tuesday at one of the district’s 14 Commitment Schools

Local and state leaders to join MPS Board members, Acting Supt. Driver at MPS' Thurston Woods Campus

Milwaukee’s Most Underestimated Leader?

MPS superintendent Gregory Thornton has quietly righted a ship that once looked ready to sink.