Abbie Fishman, Jilly Gokalgandhi, Kahri Phelps Okoro and Alex Brower.
Next week voters head to the polls again – as four of the nine seats on the Milwaukee Board of School Directors are up for re-election.
In District 5, which includes parts of Harambee, Riverwest, downtown and the East Side, four candidates will be on the ballot for the Feb. 16 primary. After the primary, two candidates will move on to the general election on April 6.
Early voting is open at City Hall until 5 p.m. Friday. You can find your Election Day polling place here.
Below is biographic information for candidates and answers to five questions about why they feel they are qualified and what they think about some of the school board’s current issues.
A small percentage of Milwaukee Public Schools special education students are returning to classrooms in three school buildings this week, for the first
Who is running in February primary and why the Milwaukee school board matters. //end headline wrapper ?>The MPS Central Office building, 5225 W. Vliet St. Photo by Jabril Faraj/NNS.
In less than three months, the Milwaukee Board of School Directors will look very different, as four of its nine board members are stepping down at the end of their terms in April.
Who will replace them will be decided in the upcoming primary election on Feb. 16 and the general election April 6.
The Milwaukee Board of School Directors, or school board, sets and approves policy for MPS schools. The school board also approves the MPS budget each year, which is currently about $1.2 billion.