Edward A. Krug (September 26, 1911 – July 30, 1979) was the University of Wisconsin–Madison's first Virgil E. Herrick Professor of Educational Policy Studies.
He then taught social studies at Evanston Township High School until 1938.
In 1941, he received his Ph.D. from Stanford University thereafter accepting a temporary appointment as assistant professor.
In 1945, Krug became the Wisconsin State Curriculum Coordinator and held a concurrent position as Associate Professor of Education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Beginning in 1950, Krug began a long publishing career on the history of US education.