Gee’s Clippers Hosts Special Showing of PBS Documentary, ‘A Fuller Education’

On Friday, February 20, 2026, A special viewing of the PBS documentary “A Fuller Education.” The documentary chronicles the life and influence of Howard Fuller, the former Milwaukee Public Schools superintendent and voucher school champion whose decades of advocacy have shaped the city’s education system. The special screening was held at Gee’s Clippers, 2200 N. MLK Dr.

The event featured Dr. Fuller in attendance, with hosting by Kwabena Nixon and an opening poem by Muhib Dyer. The hour-long film highlights his work in educational equity, school choice, and his journey from Black Power to education reform. Fuller, 85, is well known in Milwaukee for his years leading MPS and as one of the early architects of the city’s private school voucher program, which became the nation’s first in 1990. He also taught at Marquette University and served in county and state government, including under former Democratic Gov. Tony Earl. But fewer people know the journey Fuller took before stepping into those roles and the experiences that shaped him.