Bob Peterson, president Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association.
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Rethinking Schools Rethinks Its Future
Milwaukee's nationally known progressive education group faces financial challenges.
Dec 13th, 2023 by Terry Falk
Teachers Union Wins Big in Milwaukee School Board Races
Board that once had conservative majority now overwhelmingly liberal.
Apr 5th, 2023 by Terry Falk
Milwaukee Election Results
Three open council seats, one municipal judge race, a county board primary and three school board races.
Apr 4th, 2023 by Urban Milwaukee
School Board Candidates
Three contested races, including a citywide race.
Mar 31st, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Open Enrollment Plummeting at MPS
Down 44% in past decade, while numbers continue to grow for the state.
Feb 28th, 2023 by Terry Falk
MPS Embroiled in a Real Food Fight
Student group protests quality of school lunches. School board considers changes.
Feb 13th, 2023 by Terry Falk
Teachers Pay May Rise By 8%
Can MPS afford this? Will state funding be enough to prevent teacher shortages?
Jan 30th, 2023 by Terry Falk
Three Contested Milwaukee School Board Seats On April Ballot
Plus: two uncontested races. Meet the candidates.
Jan 16th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Rethinking Schools Hires First Executive Director
Cierra Kaler-Jones calls it the nation's 'leading publication for racial justice in education.'
Dec 27th, 2022 by Terry Falk
Jeff Spence Plans Run for Two City Positions
Former school board member seeks return to board and election as 5th District alderman.
Dec 13th, 2022 by Terry Falk
Renovated Green Bay Playfield Opens
MPS-owned park located near Interstate 43 and Capitol Drive
Oct 11th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
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.
Jul 27th, 2022 by Leah Treidler
Burnham Playfield Reopens To Happy Crowd
Southside park boasts splash pad, playground, futsal and basketball courts, soccer and baseball fields
Jun 29th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Flush With Federal Funds, Schools Face Long-Term Drought
MPS, Madison face state funding squeeze and rising costs due to inflation.
Jun 7th, 2022 by Terry Falk
Milwaukee Students Ask for Action on Reckless Driving
Mayor Johnson, Chief Norman sit down with sixth-grade students at Roosevelt Middle School.
May 18th, 2022 by Madeline Fox
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.
Apr 5th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Students Demand ‘Food Justice’ From MPS
Activist group Youth Empowered in the Struggle demands fresh cooked food in lunches.
Apr 2nd, 2022 by Isiah Holmes
MPS Is Still a Capitol Football
Latest proposal to break up school system is latest of such proposals going back decades.
Feb 7th, 2022 by Steven Walters
School Voucher Lobby Wants More State Funding
Pushing for more public funding of private schools.
Feb 2nd, 2022 by Ruth Conniff
Council Moving To Institute Mask Mandate With No Enforcement
Would apply to all publicly-accessible, indoor businesses and organizations in the City of Milwaukee.
Jan 7th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
MPS Fights Two Pandemics
COVID-19 and inequality. Lower rates of vaccination and less academic progress for minorities.
Jun 7th, 2021 by Terry Falk
School Board Member Moves Into Her District
Aisha Carr won MPS District 4 race though she lived outside district.
May 5th, 2021 by Sam Woods
How Milwaukee’s School Board Has Changed
More women, more with professional educational experience, and no voucher supporters.
Apr 14th, 2021 by Terry Falk
Meet the District 5 School Board Candidates
Alex Brower and Jilly Gokalgandhi compete to replace outgoing school board director Larry Miller.
Apr 4th, 2021 by Sam Woods
Goodbye Columbus
And hello Cuba. MPS replaces Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
Feb 15th, 2021 by Terry Falk
School Boards Debate Racial Mascots
Tough talk, but Wisconsin Association of School Boards passes watered down resolution.
Jan 26th, 2021 by Terry Falk
Hybrid Education May Not Work
Some experts say half-virtual, half-in-person classes may actually be worse at spreading COVID-19.
Nov 15th, 2020 by Terry Falk
MPS Didn’t End Every Police Program
Three things to know about decision by Milwaukee School Board.
Jun 23rd, 2020 by Sam Woods
School Leaders Reject Ban On Indian Mascots
Proponents of policy "shocked” and “disappointed” by WI Association of School Boards’ vote.
Feb 3rd, 2020 by Terry Falk
The Rationale for MPS Referendum
Despite scare stories, ballot initiative asks for annual funding increase of $87 million, not $640 million.
Jan 14th, 2020 by Terry Falk
MPS Program Offers “Ambitious Instruction”
Will new approach mean more skills taught or more teaching to the test?
Oct 29th, 2019 by Terry Falk
Trump Backer Running for Donovan’s Seat
Pentecostal church pastor Eduardo Loera latest to run for south side district where Ald. Donovan retiring.
Apr 10th, 2019 by Edgar Mendez
Who is Bob Peterson?
New Milwaukee school board member is acclaimed educator who doesn’t always agree with teachers union.
Apr 8th, 2019 by Terry Falk
7 Numbers That Explain The Election
Neubauer did better yet worse than expected in Milwaukee, which decided statewide race.
Apr 3rd, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Candidates for Supreme Court, School Board
Milwaukeeans will find at least three contested races on the ballot.
Apr 1st, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Donovan Won’t Run for Re-Election
Fightin' Bob is walking away. Zamarripa and Bielinski likely to run for council seat.
Mar 10th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Community Reacts to Driver’s Departure
MPS Superintendent Dr. Darienne Driver announced her last day will be July 6, 2018.
Apr 6th, 2018 by Andrea Waxman
Charter School Leaders Say Oversight Needed
Republican plan for Milwaukee would allow high-performing charter schools to replicate without any approving authority.
Apr 7th, 2015 by Jabril Faraj
Republican Plan for MPS Attacked
Bonds says plan would be devastating financially and lay off hundreds of staff.
Feb 4th, 2015 by Edgar Mendez
Milwaukee’s Most Underestimated Leader?
MPS superintendent Gregory Thornton has quietly righted a ship that once looked ready to sink.
Nov 5th, 2013 by Bruce Murphy
