Robert S. Peterkin
Francis Keppel Professor of Educational Policy and Administration
Director, Urban Superintendents Program
(On Leave 2009-2010)
- Gutman 411
- robert_peterkin@gse.harvard.edu
- http://www.gse.harvard.edu/usp/
- Phone: 617-496-4827
- Staff Contact: Amanda Scobie
- Staff Contact: Jeannette Binjour
Alternate Information
Profile
Robert Peterkin has been the director of the Urban Superintendents Program for 18 years. Prior to HGSE, Peterkin held school superintendencies in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and enjoyed a long career in educational leadership, from special education teacher to deputy superintendent, mainly with the Boston Public Schools. Current work focuses on the restructuring of urban public schools for educational equity and higher student achievement, most recently as a court-appointed monitor in a federal case settlement agreement involving an urban school district and plaintiffs of color. Additional foci include expansion of school leadership to include women and people of color, and coaching school leaders with a focus on teaching and learning. Peterkin has written and lectured on equitable school choice, school governance, school desegregation, women and people of color in leadership, the achievement gap, and the impact of school reform on the achievement of African-American children.
Degrees
- Ed.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst