Bob Peterson

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 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.

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.

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

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.