George D. (George Drayton) Strayer

Known professionally as George D. Strayer, George Drayton Strayer was an American educator, writer, and professor whose career was closely tied to Teachers College, Columbia University. He was born in 1876 and died in 1962, and he became especially known for his work in educational administration and teacher training.

Strayer wrote and edited a large body of books and reports on teaching, school systems, testing, finance, and administration. Many of his publications were designed to be useful rather than abstract, helping teachers, principals, and school leaders think through everyday problems in the classroom and in the wider organization of schools.

He was also widely involved in major school surveys and public education studies in the United States, including work that reached beyond New York through state and local commissions. That mix of scholarship and hands-on public service gives his writing a clear, practical tone: it comes from someone interested not just in educational theory, but in how schools could work better in real life.