Bruce Thompson is professor and director of the MS in Engineering Management program at the Rader School of Business, Milwaukee School of Engineering (click here for his MSOE homepage) and was recently elected the city-wide director on the Milwaukee School Board, where he previously served a four year term, the last two as president. He owned a Montessori school for several years. This led to a continuing interest in k-12 educational issues, particularly in how to fairly assess school quality. He is on the board of Downtown Montessori Academy, a charter school.