Peter Adams, a member of NLP’s executive team, oversees curriculum development, professional learning, research initiatives and family and community engagement programming. Before joining NLP, he co-led a student media after-school program for high schoolers in Chicago and taught at Roosevelt University and Chicago City Colleges. Prior to that, he taught English language arts and social studies in New York City. Peter graduated from Indiana University with a bachelor’s degree in English and African American studies and holds a master’s degree in the humanities from the University of Chicago.

Select media appearances

Education Week, How teachers can talk to students about Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Sept. 12, 2025

CNN, More than 2 years after ChatGPT, newsrooms still struggle with AI’s shortcomings, May 28, 2025

The New York Times, When teens find misinformation, these teachers are ready, Sept. 8, 2022