Laura Butaru is a full professor of pedagogy at the National Pedagogical College Ștefan Odobleja in Drobeta Turnu-Severin and a PhD university lecturer, associated at the University of Craiova - Department of Teacher Training.

She has held managerial positions in pre-university education, currently being the director of the school unit.
She is a member of the MEC working group for school curriculum and evaluation, for the pedagogical profile within the vocational sector, founder and currently a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Pedagogical Colleges and High Schools in Romania.
At the level of publications, he stands out through the following works:
The Specificity of Didactic Evaluation in the Context of the Competence Paradigm, Annals of the University of Craiova, Psychology - Pedagogy Series, 2014
Emotional Intelligence, in F.R. Mogonea, M. A. Stefan (coord.), Education and Spirituality, Craiova, Mitropolia Olteniai Publishing House, 2014
Theoretical and methodological approaches to National Assessments, Annals of the University of Craiova, Psychology - Pedagogy Series, 2015
National Assessments in a national and European context, in V. Ilie, F. Mogonea (coord.), Education and Spirituality, 2016
Methodological aspects of school assessment in the subject of Religion, in L. Dindirica (coord.), The Christian Paradigm of a United Europe, Craiova, Mitropolia Olteniai Publishing House, Universitaria Publishing House, 2017