Lawrence W. "Larry" Lezotte is an American educational researcher, consultant, and speaker, notable for his expertise on creating effective K-12 schools.
[1] Lezotte went on to found Effective Schools Products, a consulting and publishing firm in Okemos, Michigan.
He has written widely on effective schools, and speaks across North America.
Lezotte's early research was in response to the controversial 1966 Coleman Report, which concluded that family background was the major determinant of student achievement.
A notable finding was that "staff in the declining schools had low opinions of their students' abilities, while the staff in the improving schools had high opinions of student abilities".