Walter M. Calinger (born January 2, 1940) is a former lawyer, former mayor of Omaha and education official.

He has worked the large majority of his career in the education sector beginning as a math teacher and guidance counselor.

He was employed by the Norton City School District in Summit County, Ohio, from 1998 to 2005, where he was superintendent from 2002 to 2005.

His statement was disputed by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette education reporter Eleanor Chute,:[5] Dr. Calinger provided a written report to the school board saying that Propel does not meet five reasons under legislative intent for charter schools and that the district's test scores "equal or surpass those at Propel."

Calinger continued to make public statements about school data in an op-ed he published in the Post-Gazette in October, 2010.