John Lux Middle School opened in 1996. John E. Lux (1929-1989) was a lifelong Lincolnite who was dedicated to quality education for the community. A Northeast High School graduate, Dr. Lux became the director of the UNL Teacher Corps in 1975, and was one of the designers of NUSTEP, a competency-based teacher education program that won national recognition for its innovative qualities. His commitment to education led him to serve on the Lincoln Board of Education from 1965 to 1975.
Dr. Lux was also a well-known education theoretician: at Teachers College he developed a mathematical rationalization of the process of teaching in an effort to put teacher selection on a more scientific basis.
