Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett's top aide Wednesday questioned the accuracy of a poll that showed both city and suburban opposition to mayoral control of the Milwaukee Public Schools.But senior officials at one of the poll's sponsoring organizations defended the survey, and School Board President Michael Bonds said he was surprised that opposition wasn't higher.Barrett and Gov. Jim Doyle have called on the Legislature to give the mayor the power to appoint the MPS superintendent, with final
A second Milwaukee Public Schools reform bill emerged Monday from local state Legislators that includes mayoral input, but gives the Milwaukee mayor significantly less control than previously proposed ...
The Greater Milwaukee Committee is publicly endorsing the Milwaukee TEACH Act, legislation that would give Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett partial control of the school district ...
After months of speculation about what a bill to change the governance of Milwaukee Public Schools would include, local lawmakers have introduced legislation that would give Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett the power to hire a new superintendent but maintain the elected school board ...
Gov. Jim Doyle announced Tuesday the introduction of a bill that would give Milwaukee's governor the power to appoint the Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent.The proposal would let the city's mayor choose the superintendent, but maintain an elected school board with modified duties, according to the governor's office. The plan also would call for a reauthorization referendum that would happen seven years after the new system starts.Doyle and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett have backed a mayoral