Adam Laats

Adam Laats is Professor of Education and History at Binghamton University (SUNY). He has published widely about the history of U.S. education, including award-winning books such as The Other School Reformers (Harvard University Press, 2015) and Mr. Lancaster’s System: How a Failed Reform Created America’s Public Schools (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2024). He has also offered commentary on NPR, CNN, Slate, The Atlantic, Chronicle of Higher Education, The New Republic, Nature, and the Washington Post.