Stephen Lane

Stephen Lane grew up in Colorado, and has spent most of his adult life in New England. He earned a Bachelors degree with honors in political science from Williams College, and a Masters degree in education from Simmons College. His research has focused extensively on educator networks, influences on teacher practice, the process of education reform, the historiography of education, and the creation of supports for LGBT students in public schools, and he is currently at work on his first book, No Sanctuary, which tells the story of the students and teachers who built the first comprehensive programs to make schools safer and more inclusive for LGBT youth. In 2016, Stephen, who teaches history, economics, and climate change policy at Concord-Carlisle High School, in Concord, Massachusetts, was named the “Distinguished K-12 Educator” by the American Meteorological Society, the first non-science teacher to be so honored. In his spare time, Stephen coaches cross-country and track & field. He lives in Concord, with his wife.