For an Education Worthy of America’s Children
America is abundant with education leaders working daily to bring better outcomes to America’s classrooms. AES is there to help them along the way by prioritizing these shared principles.
cognitive science
The Science of Learning has broken through a saturated research field. We are making sure its findings inform America’s classrooms and serve as boons to America’s teachers.
classical elements
The classical education movement is driven by record parent demand for restoring academic excellence. We are borrowing the very best it has to offer.
Proudly American
America’s schools are meant to preserve the Republic. We root our work in the principles of the American Founding to foster both love of country and personal responsibility.
Working Together Today for a Better Education Tomorrow
Leadership
AES partners with some of the very best advisors and specialists in American K-12 education, led by our core leadership team:
JORDaN ADAMS
FOUNDER AND CEO
Jordan Adams founded AES, LLC in 2025 as an expansion of his independent consulting practice, particularly in standards, curriculum, and classical education for public schools and state departments of education. A former certified teacher, Jordan also holds degrees from Hillsdale College and the University of Dallas. Jordan has consulted independently for public school districts, school board associations, and the states of Texas, Florida, Oklahoma, and South Dakota. He has also served as an education advisor to policymakers across the country and presented at the 2020 White House Conference on American History.
TUCKER CROSS
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Tucker Cross is an education policy executive and institutional leader. Tucker studied at the University of Oklahoma and his work spans academic standards reform, policy development, school governance, curriculum design, and operational management.
Tucker served as Director of Policy and Research at the Oklahoma State Department of Education, where he worked with legislators, agency leadership, district officials, and subject-matter experts to translate strategic objectives into operational plans. He is also the co-founder and headmaster of a classical hybrid school.
SAMUEL LAIR, PHD
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH
Samuel Lair previously served as Director of the Center for American Education and as the Legislative Director for the Idaho Freedom Foundation. He received his PhD from Hillsdale College, where he specialized in the political thought of the American Founding and Early Republic. Sam is also a Lincoln Fellow at the Claremont Institute and a member of the White House’s America 250 Civics Education Coalition.