Laurence Peters Author

Laurence Peters was born in London, England, and studied at the University of Sussex and later taught English for several years in the UK before subsequently moving to the US to pursue a doctorate degree in Education. Following a period of undergraduate teaching Laurence gained a Law Degree from the University of Maryland in 1986 and became counsel to the Subcommittee on Select Education & Civil Rights for the US House of Representatives (1986–1993) and later served as a Senior Policy Advisor to the US Department of Education (1993–2001). Dr. Peters co-wrote From Digital Divide to Digital Opportunity, Rowman (2003) and co-edited Scaling Up: Lessons from Technology Based Educational Improvement, Jossey Bass (2005) and Global Education: Using Technology to Bring the World to Your Students, ISTE (2009). His most recent book is The United Nations: History and Core Ideas, Palgrave (2015). Laurence currently teaches Global Education Policy at Johns Hopkins University and is married with three children.